Stupid Laws » Washington 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 law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.” http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-to-reduce-crime-states-it-is-mandatory-for-a-motorist-with-criminal-intentions-to-stop-at-the-city-limits-and-telephone-the-chief-of-police-as-he-is-entering-the-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-law-to-reduce-crime-states-it-is-mandatory-for-a-motorist-with-criminal-intentions-to-stop-at-the-city-limits-and-telephone-the-chief-of-police-as-he-is-entering-the-town http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-to-reduce-crime-states-it-is-mandatory-for-a-motorist-with-criminal-intentions-to-stop-at-the-city-limits-and-telephone-the-chief-of-police-as-he-is-entering-the-town/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:36:37 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2089
  • You must stop and call City Hall before entering town in an automobile.
  • An ordinance proposed states, “In the future, anyone not living within the immediate vicinity of Robbins must have a permit from the Chief of Police and approval of the Mayor or one of the Commissioners.”
  • You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
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  • You must stop and call City Hall before entering town in an automobile.
  • An ordinance proposed states, “In the future, anyone not living within the immediate vicinity of Robbins must have a permit from the Chief of Police and approval of the Mayor or one of the Commissioners.”
  • You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-law-to-reduce-crime-states-it-is-mandatory-for-a-motorist-with-criminal-intentions-to-stop-at-the-city-limits-and-telephone-the-chief-of-police-as-he-is-entering-the-town/feed/ 1     A proposed Washington law protects sports referees from civil suit unless their actions were “willful, wanton, reckless, malicious or grossly negligent.” http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-proposed-washington-law-protects-sports-referees-from-civil-suit-unless-their-actions-were-willful-wanton-reckless-malicious-or-grossly-negligent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-proposed-washington-law-protects-sports-referees-from-civil-suit-unless-their-actions-were-willful-wanton-reckless-malicious-or-grossly-negligent http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-proposed-washington-law-protects-sports-referees-from-civil-suit-unless-their-actions-were-willful-wanton-reckless-malicious-or-grossly-negligent/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:36:28 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4677
  • No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club.” Later, an amendment proposed: The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses.
  • The state of Washington doesn’t allow marathon dancing, skipping, sliding, gliding, rolling or crawling.
  • You can bet on any sports team except The University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
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  • No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club.” Later, an amendment proposed: The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses.
  • The state of Washington doesn’t allow marathon dancing, skipping, sliding, gliding, rolling or crawling.
  • You can bet on any sports team except The University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-proposed-washington-law-protects-sports-referees-from-civil-suit-unless-their-actions-were-willful-wanton-reckless-malicious-or-grossly-negligent/feed/ 0     A Washington state law offers the presumption that youngsters will read comic books. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-washington-state-law-offers-the-presumption-that-youngsters-will-read-comic-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-washington-state-law-offers-the-presumption-that-youngsters-will-read-comic-books http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-washington-state-law-offers-the-presumption-that-youngsters-will-read-comic-books/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:36:49 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4679
  • Comic books which depict any illegal acts are banned.
  • It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle.
  • It’s illegal to read books or newspapers after 8 p.m. in the streets.
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  • Comic books which depict any illegal acts are banned.
  • It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle.
  • It’s illegal to read books or newspapers after 8 p.m. in the streets.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-washington-state-law-offers-the-presumption-that-youngsters-will-read-comic-books/feed/ 0     All lollipops are banned. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-lollipops-are-banned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-lollipops-are-banned http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-lollipops-are-banned/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:34:06 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2059 http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-lollipops-are-banned/feed/ 18 All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-motor-vehicles-must-be-preceded-by-a-man-carrying-a-red-flag-daytime-or-a-red-lantern-nighttime-fifty-feet-in-front-of-said-vehicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-motor-vehicles-must-be-preceded-by-a-man-carrying-a-red-flag-daytime-or-a-red-lantern-nighttime-fifty-feet-in-front-of-said-vehicle http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-motor-vehicles-must-be-preceded-by-a-man-carrying-a-red-flag-daytime-or-a-red-lantern-nighttime-fifty-feet-in-front-of-said-vehicle/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:32:35 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2037
  • If a steam locomotive is driven on roads, a man must walk in front of the vehicle with a red flag during the day and a red lantern at night to warn passers-by.
  • Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking ahead of it.
  • Sec. 22-44. Storage, depositing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant, or otherwise, to store or deposit, or cause or permit to be stored or deposited, any abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public or private property within the city. (Code 1955, § 20-11)
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  • If a steam locomotive is driven on roads, a man must walk in front of the vehicle with a red flag during the day and a red lantern at night to warn passers-by.
  • Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking ahead of it.
  • Sec. 22-44. Storage, depositing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant, or otherwise, to store or deposit, or cause or permit to be stored or deposited, any abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public or private property within the city. (Code 1955, § 20-11)
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-motor-vehicles-must-be-preceded-by-a-man-carrying-a-red-flag-daytime-or-a-red-lantern-nighttime-fifty-feet-in-front-of-said-vehicle/feed/ 3     An old Washington law sent duelists to jail for ten years, assuming they didn’t lose the duel. http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-washington-law-sent-duelists-to-jail-for-ten-years-assuming-they-didnt-lose-the-duel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-old-washington-law-sent-duelists-to-jail-for-ten-years-assuming-they-didnt-lose-the-duel http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-washington-law-sent-duelists-to-jail-for-ten-years-assuming-they-didnt-lose-the-duel/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:36:02 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4675
  • It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years.
  • Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.
  • Prisoners who hurt themselves could serve an additional two years in jail.
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  • It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years.
  • Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.
  • Prisoners who hurt themselves could serve an additional two years in jail.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-washington-law-sent-duelists-to-jail-for-ten-years-assuming-they-didnt-lose-the-duel/feed/ 0     Any restroom with pay toilets has to have an equal number of free toilets. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-restroom-with-pay-toilets-has-to-have-an-equal-number-of-free-toilets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-restroom-with-pay-toilets-has-to-have-an-equal-number-of-free-toilets http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-restroom-with-pay-toilets-has-to-have-an-equal-number-of-free-toilets/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:48:07 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4704
  • No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July.
  • Throwing flowers at a public speaker could result in up to one year in prison.
  • The value of Pi is 3, and not 3.1415. (Repealed)
    • ]]>     This law came to pass after the speaker of the state House of Representatives raced to an all-pay facility without a dime.

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    2. Throwing flowers at a public speaker could result in up to one year in prison.
    3. The value of Pi is 3, and not 3.1415. (Repealed)

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-restroom-with-pay-toilets-has-to-have-an-equal-number-of-free-toilets/feed/ 0     Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental permission to throw a tear gas canister. http://www.stupidlaws.com/anyone-under-the-age-of-18-must-have-parental-permission-to-throw-a-tear-gas-canister/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anyone-under-the-age-of-18-must-have-parental-permission-to-throw-a-tear-gas-canister http://www.stupidlaws.com/anyone-under-the-age-of-18-must-have-parental-permission-to-throw-a-tear-gas-canister/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:43:59 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4698
  • Minors can’t play billiards without parental signature.
  • It’s illegal to sleep in an outhouse without the owner’s permission.
  • It’s illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suites.
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  • Minors can’t play billiards without parental signature.
  • It’s illegal to sleep in an outhouse without the owner’s permission.
  • It’s illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suites.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/anyone-under-the-age-of-18-must-have-parental-permission-to-throw-a-tear-gas-canister/feed/ 0     Candidates for office cannot buy alcohol for others while polls are open http://www.stupidlaws.com/candidates-for-office-cannot-buy-alcohol-for-others-while-polls-are-open/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=candidates-for-office-cannot-buy-alcohol-for-others-while-polls-are-open http://www.stupidlaws.com/candidates-for-office-cannot-buy-alcohol-for-others-while-polls-are-open/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:35:15 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4673
  • You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.
  • Adult bookstores may not sell alcohol.
  • Employers of bars must not let their bartenders serve while they are drunk themselves.
    • ]]>     It shall be unlawful for a candidate for office or for nomination thereto whose name appears upon the ballot at any election to give to or purchase for another person, not a member of his or her family, any liquor in or upon any premises licensed by the state for the sale of any such liquor by the drink during the hours that the polls are open on the day of such election.

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    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/candidates-for-office-cannot-buy-alcohol-for-others-while-polls-are-open/feed/ 0     Dancing and drinking may not occur at the same establishment. http://www.stupidlaws.com/dancing-and-drinking-may-not-occur-at-the-same-establishment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dancing-and-drinking-may-not-occur-at-the-same-establishment http://www.stupidlaws.com/dancing-and-drinking-may-not-occur-at-the-same-establishment/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:23:17 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=4642
  • One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • Persons may not allow “attractive nuisances” to occur.
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  • One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • Persons may not allow “attractive nuisances” to occur.
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