Sadly, Michiganders, you are now on notice of this law, though you were previously bound by it nonetheless. Here’s the law:
436.201 Drunkenness on train prohibited.
No person shall while in an offensive state of intoxication enter or be on or remain upon any railway train or interurban car as a passenger.
Has The Juice lost it, you may be asking yourself? No, he’s just referring to a very strange law that is on the books in the City of Everett, Washington. Here it is:
9.24.010 Hypnotism unlawful.
It is unlawful for any hypnotist or mesmerist, or other person, to exhibit or display, or permit to be exhibited or displayed, any subject of any hypnotist or mesmerist, or any person while under the influence of or alleged influence of hypnotism or mesmerism, in any window or public place outside of the hall or theater where such hypnotist or mesmerist is giving his entertainment or exhibition.
Well, at least in Nebraska, that’s what the law says. Here it is:
42-102. Minimum age; affliction with venereal disease, disqualification.
At the time of the marriage the male must be of the age of seventeen years or upward, and the female of the age of seventeen years or upward. No person who is afflicted with a venereal disease shall marry in this state.
Remember the movie “Footloose,” about the town that outlawed dancing? Although South Carolina doesn’t ban dancing all the time, there is this restriction:
Title 52 – Amusements and Athletic Contests
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Isn’t everyone worried about being microchipped? If not by the government, then by someone else? No? Here’s a law that’s on the books in Wisconsin:
146.25 Required implanting of microchip prohibited.
(1) No person may require an individual to undergo the implanting of a microchip.
(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
You’ll find the source here.
Yes, Juice readers, this is still on the books, like all laws The Juice writes about.
860.11 – Injuring railroad structures; driving cattle on tracks.—Whoever … salts the track of any railroad company for the purpose of attracting cattle thereto … shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree …
The cows are coming! The cows are coming! Here’s the statute.(Click on “Chapter 860,” then “860.11.”)
Perhaps some regulation is required to prevent street photographers from setting up shop on the sidewalk (but perhaps not, as this is most likely covered by other regulations regarding businesses operated in public spaces), but 5 minutes? That’s just stupid. Here’s the DC Regulation:
523 STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
523.3 While engaged in taking photographs, no person licensed under §521 or §522 of this chapter shall impede traffic as defined in the District of Columbia Traffic Acts; nor shall any photographer remain longer than five (5) minutes at any one (1) location on the streets, sidewalks, or other public spaces.
Ridiculous. You can find the regulation here (at 24-523).
You’re out for a bike ride, with a backpack full of tools. Is that a crime? Apparently it can be. As reported by The St. Petersburg Times:
Kurtis Martin was riding his bicycle Sunday night with no headlight, in an area hit by recent burglaries, with an open backpack full of tools, Pasco deputies said.
When a deputy pulled Martin over, he found the backpack contained several screwdrivers, a claw hammer, pliers, wire cutters and a machete, according to a Pasco County Sheriff’s Office report. The deputy asked what the tools were for.
You have to give this man credit for being honest, some of which you can deduct for failing to know about his right to not incriminate himself.
“I hadn’t stolen anything tonight,” replied Martin, according to the report. “I had the tools with me in case the opportunity arose. I was only scouting the area.”
Doh!
Martin, 36, of Lacoochee, was arrested on suspicion of possessing burglary tools. He remained in the county jail Monday afternoon in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Not being a criminal lawyer, The Juice did not know this was a crime. Did you? Here’s the source.
Yes, Juice readers, it is still illegal in Florida for unmarried couples to live together! Here’s the statute:
TITLE XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 798 ADULTERY; COHABITATION
In the law, as in many other areas, an occasional housecleaning is needed. According to the London Burough of Sutton, here are some outdated laws (from 1894 – 1935) that are still on the books (via The Guardian):
(1) No person shall play tipcat or any offensive or dangerous game in such a manner as to cause obstruction or danger (Tipcat is an early form of rounders played with a sharpened stick instead of a ball).
(2) The person having control of a steam-powered whirligig will bring it to a standstill if a person becomes ill.
(3) If two or more people willfully jostle or annoy any foot passengers, each such person shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) No person shall to the inconvenience or danger of passengers carry a bag of soot in the street.
(5) Domestic servants should register with the council.
(6) No person shall bathe in a river within 200 yards of public place without wearing a dress.
(7) Orange peel or other dangerous substances shall not be thrown in a public place.
(8) No person shall sing in any public place within 100 yards of any place of public worship.
(9) No person shall convey along any street the undressed carcass of any animal or any offensive offal.
(10) Spitting on the wall of a public carriage is prohibited.
Click here for the source.
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