Stupid Laws » Virginia 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 A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman’s posterior. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-may-face-60-days-in-jail-for-patting-a-woman%e2%80%99s-posterior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-man-may-face-60-days-in-jail-for-patting-a-woman%25e2%2580%2599s-posterior http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-may-face-60-days-in-jail-for-patting-a-woman%e2%80%99s-posterior/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:54:16 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4577
  • Persons face up to thirty days in jail for selling oranges on the sidewalk.
  • Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
  • Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
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  • Persons face up to thirty days in jail for selling oranges on the sidewalk.
  • Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
  • Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-may-face-60-days-in-jail-for-patting-a-woman%e2%80%99s-posterior/feed/ 3     A person of color may not be oustide or within the city limits after 7 pm http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-of-color-may-not-be-oustide-or-within-the-city-limits-after-7-pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-person-of-color-may-not-be-oustide-or-within-the-city-limits-after-7-pm http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-of-color-may-not-be-oustide-or-within-the-city-limits-after-7-pm/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:52:01 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4568
  • The color of house and garage doors is regulated by city bylaws.
  • Sec. 10-56. While intoxicated, under influence of narcotics, prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. (Code 1955, § 28-64)
  • It is illegal to own a reptile within the city limits, unless you are a school or city, as a pet.
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  • The color of house and garage doors is regulated by city bylaws.
  • Sec. 10-56. While intoxicated, under influence of narcotics, prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. (Code 1955, § 28-64)
  • It is illegal to own a reptile within the city limits, unless you are a school or city, as a pet.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-of-color-may-not-be-oustide-or-within-the-city-limits-after-7-pm/feed/ 2     A special license is required for persons wishing to sell such items as tableware and coins. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-license-is-required-for-persons-wishing-to-sell-such-items-as-tableware-and-coins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-special-license-is-required-for-persons-wishing-to-sell-such-items-as-tableware-and-coins http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-license-is-required-for-persons-wishing-to-sell-such-items-as-tableware-and-coins/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:53:29 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4573
  • All persons wishing to keep a rhinoceros as a pet must obtain a $100 license first.
  • Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.
  • Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
    • ]]>     130-1. License required.

    No person, firm or corporation, operating as either an itinerant or permanent dealer, as defined in § 130-2 herein, may purchase gold, silver, platinum, platinum-plated or pewter, including but not limited to such items as tableware or other household items, watches, jewelry or coins, without a license as provided for herein.

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    1. All persons wishing to keep a rhinoceros as a pet must obtain a $100 license first.
    2. Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.
    3. Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-special-license-is-required-for-persons-wishing-to-sell-such-items-as-tableware-and-coins/feed/ 0     Any person who owns a pool risks a $2500 fine and a year in prison for not closing the gate to the pool when they get done swimming in it. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-who-owns-a-pool-risks-a-2500-fine-for-not-closing-the-gate-to-the-pool-when-they-get-done-swimming-in-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-person-who-owns-a-pool-risks-a-2500-fine-for-not-closing-the-gate-to-the-pool-when-they-get-done-swimming-in-it http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-who-owns-a-pool-risks-a-2500-fine-for-not-closing-the-gate-to-the-pool-when-they-get-done-swimming-in-it/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:52:21 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4570
  • No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
  • You may be fined $750 for not closing a gate crossing over a road, river, stream, or ditch.
  • Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
    • ]]>     152-3. Gates.

    All gates shall be self-closing and self-latching, with latches placed at least four (4) feet above the ground. It shall be unlawful for any such gate to be allowed to remain unfastened while the pool is not in use. Fences shall be constructed so as to come within two (2) inches of the ground at the bottom.

    152-5. Violations and penalties.

    Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a maximum fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.) or by imprisonment for not more than twelve (12) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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    1. No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.
    2. You may be fined $750 for not closing a gate crossing over a road, river, stream, or ditch.
    3. Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-person-who-owns-a-pool-risks-a-2500-fine-for-not-closing-the-gate-to-the-pool-when-they-get-done-swimming-in-it/feed/ 3     Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween. http://www.stupidlaws.com/children-are-not-to-go-trick-or-treating-on-halloween/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=children-are-not-to-go-trick-or-treating-on-halloween http://www.stupidlaws.com/children-are-not-to-go-trick-or-treating-on-halloween/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:49:20 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2199
  • On Halloween, children may only “trick-or-treat” from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and if Halloween falls on a Sunday, they must “trick-or-treat” on October 30 during this same time interval.
  • Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.
  • It is illegal to sell your children.
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  • On Halloween, children may only “trick-or-treat” from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and if Halloween falls on a Sunday, they must “trick-or-treat” on October 30 during this same time interval.
  • Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.
  • It is illegal to sell your children.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/children-are-not-to-go-trick-or-treating-on-halloween/feed/ 21     Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars. http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-must-honk-their-horn-while-passing-other-cars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citizens-must-honk-their-horn-while-passing-other-cars http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-must-honk-their-horn-while-passing-other-cars/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:51:24 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2221
  • While passing another vehicle, you must honk your horn.
  • One may not honk another’s horn.
  • All motorists must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.
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  • While passing another vehicle, you must honk your horn.
  • One may not honk another’s horn.
  • All motorists must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-must-honk-their-horn-while-passing-other-cars/feed/ 0     Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited. (Repealed) http://www.stupidlaws.com/driving-while-not-wearing-shoes-is-prohibited/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-while-not-wearing-shoes-is-prohibited http://www.stupidlaws.com/driving-while-not-wearing-shoes-is-prohibited/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:23 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2211
  • Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
  • Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear.
  • It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.
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  • Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
  • Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear.
  • It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/driving-while-not-wearing-shoes-is-prohibited/feed/ 0     If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations. http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-is-not-married-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-have-sexual-relations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-one-is-not-married-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-have-sexual-relations http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-is-not-married-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-have-sexual-relations/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:47:16 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4559
  • Couples must wait at least 72 hours to be married unless the man has raped the woman
  • An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement.
  • Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and live together in the same residence.
    • ]]>     18.2-344. Fornication.

    Any person, not being married, who voluntarily shall have
    sexual intercourse with any other person, shall be guilty
    of fornication, punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

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    1. Couples must wait at least 72 hours to be married unless the man has raped the woman
    2. An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement.
    3. Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and live together in the same residence.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-is-not-married-it-is-illegal-for-him-to-have-sexual-relations/feed/ 0     If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUIs. http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-are-drunk-and-not-driving-your-car-and-the-person-who-is-driving-the-car-is-drunk-as-well-you-may-both-receive-duis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-are-drunk-and-not-driving-your-car-and-the-person-who-is-driving-the-car-is-drunk-as-well-you-may-both-receive-duis http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-are-drunk-and-not-driving-your-car-and-the-person-who-is-driving-the-car-is-drunk-as-well-you-may-both-receive-duis/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:58:55 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4594
  • During Octoberfest no person is ever legally drunk – no matter how much alcohol they have consumed.
  • In cemeteries it is illegal to: get drunk, picnic, enter at night, and enter by one’s self if that person is younger than 10.
  • Traffic police must report all bribes that they receive from motorists.
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  • During Octoberfest no person is ever legally drunk – no matter how much alcohol they have consumed.
  • In cemeteries it is illegal to: get drunk, picnic, enter at night, and enter by one’s self if that person is younger than 10.
  • Traffic police must report all bribes that they receive from motorists.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-you-are-drunk-and-not-driving-your-car-and-the-person-who-is-driving-the-car-is-drunk-as-well-you-may-both-receive-duis/feed/ 1     It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-also-unlawful-to-drive-by-the-same-place-within-30-minutes-on-atlantic-avenue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-also-unlawful-to-drive-by-the-same-place-within-30-minutes-on-atlantic-avenue http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-also-unlawful-to-drive-by-the-same-place-within-30-minutes-on-atlantic-avenue/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:00:02 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4600
  • It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk.
  • Its an offence to drive a dog or goat harnessed or attached to a vehicle in a public place. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
  • Sec. 10-56. While intoxicated, under influence of narcotics, prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. (Code 1955, § 28-64)
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  • It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk.
  • Its an offence to drive a dog or goat harnessed or attached to a vehicle in a public place. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
  • Sec. 10-56. While intoxicated, under influence of narcotics, prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired. (Code 1955, § 28-64)
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