State Laws

Ohio - Texas


Ohio

  • According to Ohio law, it's against the law to kill a housefly within 160 feet of a church without a license.


  • Breast feeding is not allowed in public.


  • Cleveland: It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license


  • Clinton County: Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines.


  • In Chillicothe, Ohio it is illegal to throw rice at weddings.


  • In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.


  • In Xenia, Ohio, it's illegal to spit in a salad bar


  • Lima: Any map that does not have Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold.


  • The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.



    • Oklahoma

  • Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker must have their name and picture shown on television.


  • Clinton: Molesting an automobile is illegal.


  • Clinton, Oklahoma has a law against masturbating while watching two people having sex in a car.


  • It's statutory rape for a man over 18 to have sex with a female under the age of 18, provided she's a virgin. If she's not a virgin, it is okay, but the said person must be over 16. If both parties are under 18, then the law does not apply.


  • Oral sex is a misdemeanor and is punisable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.



    • Oregon

  • Hood River: Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license.


  • In Salem, Oregon, it's illegal for patrons of establishments that feature nude dancing to be within two feet of the dancers.


  • It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property


  • Marion: Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.



    • Pennsylvania

  • A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.


  • Allentown: There is a ban on men becoming aroused in public.


  • Connellsville: One's pants may be worn no lower than five inches below the waist.


  • Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.


  • It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.


  • Morrisville: It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.


  • The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.



    • Rhode Island

  • Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.


  • It's a misdemeanor to keep more than 11 inoperable vehicles in front of a house.


  • In Providence, Rhode Island it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday


  • In Scituate, Rhode Island it is illegal to keep a flock of chickens in your motorhome if you live in a trailer park.


  • It is illegal to wear transparent clothing.



    • South Carolina

  • By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.


  • Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.


  • In South Carolina, wife beaters weren't allowed to hold public office.


  • It is illegal to display a confederate flag on a courthouse.


  • Lancaster County: It is illegal to dance in public.


  • On Hilton Head Island, South Carolina it is illegal to shine a flashlight on a sea turtle



    • South Dakota

  • In hotels in Sioux Falls, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!


  • In South Dakota it is illegal to try to convince a pacifist to renounce his beliefs by threatening to arm-wrestle him.


  • Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.



    • Tennessee

  • Driving is not to be done while asleep.


  • Fayette County: You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property.


  • In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it, waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.


  • Knoxville: In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a "hitching post."


  • Memphis:Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis


  • More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.



    • Texas

  • A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.


  • Austin: Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.


  • Houston: Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday


  • In Dallas County it is illegal to own any realistic looking, phallic shaped, personal massager more than one foot in length.


  • In Mesquite, Texas it is illegal for kids to have unusual haircuts.


  • It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.


  • It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.


  • Lubbock County: It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.


  • The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.


  • You can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.