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Massachusetts | Middleborough | United States

You can be fined $20 for swearing in public.

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Police in the town of 22,000 will be writing tickets bearing fines in that amount to those who foul its public places with profanity after residents voted 183-50 in June 2012 that they were mad as *#%@& and weren’t going to take it anymore.

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Massachusetts

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

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MGL Ch 89 § 9 Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign or a flashing red signal indication shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, then…

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Westport

Dogs are strictly forbidden from riding in ambulances.

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Southbridge

It’s illegal to read books or newspapers after 8 p.m. in the streets.

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Salem

Sleeping in the nude in a rented room is forbidden, even for married couples.

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Provincetown

It’s illegal to sell suntan oil until after noon on Sunday.

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Marblehead

It was illegal to cross the street on Sunday, unless absolutely necessary.

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Holyoke

It is unlawful to water your lawn when it is raining.

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Boston

It’s illegal to rummage through trash cans.

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Boston

It’s illegal to cut firewood in the street.

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