http://www.stupidlaws.com Browse and discuss the largest collection of dumb, crazy, and stupid laws covering the United States, England, Australia, Europe, Florida, California, Texas and many other countries and states. Stupid state laws, local law, and national laws. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-carport-added-to-a-building-increases-the-value-of-the-building-by-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-carport-added-to-a-building-increases-the-value-of-the-building-by-15 http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-carport-added-to-a-building-increases-the-value-of-the-building-by-15/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:39:24 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=419

A $50 fine will be levied on anyone who allows a couch to sit in their carport.

Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

It’s against the law to keep manure in a building unless the building is being used as a stable.

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A $50 fine will be levied on anyone who allows a couch to sit in their carport.

Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

It’s against the law to keep manure in a building unless the building is being used as a stable.

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If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town.

The term “sadomasochistic abuse” is defined so broadly, that it could possibly be applied to a person handcuffing another in a clown suit.

It is illegal to intentionally maim oneself to escape duty.

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If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town.

The term “sadomasochistic abuse” is defined so broadly, that it could possibly be applied to a person handcuffing another in a clown suit.

It is illegal to intentionally maim oneself to escape duty.

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Stopping at red lights is not required by law unless they’re flashing

No one may start a car while someone is underneath the vehicle.

In the past there was a law that required children to obey all “lawful and moral” commands of their parents.

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Stopping at red lights is not required by law unless they’re flashing

No one may start a car while someone is underneath the vehicle.

In the past there was a law that required children to obey all “lawful and moral” commands of their parents.

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It is prohibited to sleep in a parked vehicle.

Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.

Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property.

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It is prohibited to sleep in a parked vehicle.

Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.

Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property.

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Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.

Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.

When driving, you must have someone in front of your car with a flag to warn horse drawn carriages that a motorcar is coming.

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Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.

Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.

When driving, you must have someone in front of your car with a flag to warn horse drawn carriages that a motorcar is coming.

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If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.

No child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.

If one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month.

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If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.

No child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.

If one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month.

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It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.

Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.

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It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.

Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.

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If your vehicle stalls and you leave it on the side of the road, you must mark the vehicle with a red, reflecting triangle.

You must never leave your car keys in the door of an unattended vehicle.

Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.

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If your vehicle stalls and you leave it on the side of the road, you must mark the vehicle with a red, reflecting triangle.

You must never leave your car keys in the door of an unattended vehicle.

Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.

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It is illegal for women to wear trousers

Women may not wear a “lewd” dress in public.

Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.

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It is illegal for women to wear trousers

Women may not wear a “lewd” dress in public.

Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.

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It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.

When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

All houses much have white picket fences and full-width, two-story porches.

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It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.

When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

All houses much have white picket fences and full-width, two-story porches.

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