Laws & Statutes

Unusual and noteworthy state laws and statutes.

14 Articles

Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery — home of the Alabama Legislature

Weird Laws in Alabama

Unusual laws in Alabama include bear wrestling, the old 6% beer cap, and viral railroad claims that add a death penalty never found in the code.

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Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau, representing the source of Alaska's genuine legal quirks including the airborne hunting ban and the local-option alcohol prohibition

Strange Alaska Laws

Strange laws in Alaska include same-day airborne hunting, dry villages, and bush-plane alcohol rules that sound invented but are fully real.

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Arizona government building and palm trees under a clear sky

Weird Arizona Laws Still on the Books

Strange laws in Arizona include a felony charge for cutting down a saguaro cactus and a Kingman ordinance born from a donkey swept away in a 1924 flood.

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Arkansas civic building framed by trees and blue sky

Weird Laws in Arkansas

Weird laws in Arkansas include a repealed statewide tattoo ban, a 145-year-old pronunciation law, and a Sunday car sales rule that is still enforced today.

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California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Weird California Laws Still on the Books

Strange laws in California include a Carmel permit required for wearing high heels and a Chico ordinance that fines nuclear bomb detonation just $500.

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Colorado State Capitol building in Denver under a blue sky

Weird Laws in Colorado

Unusual laws in Colorado include a Boulder ban on porch couches, a real bicycle DUI statute, and viral claims that never had a matching ordinance.

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Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford under a clear sky

Weird Connecticut Laws Still on the Books

Weird laws in Connecticut include a real helium balloon ban, a Southington Silly String ordinance, and a pickle law that never actually existed.

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Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover under a clear sky

Weird Delaware Laws Still on the Books

Weird laws in Delaware include a real margarine disclosure rule, a married-on-a-dare annulment ground, and a tight-pants law with no verified source.

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Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee — home of the Florida Legislature that passes and maintains state statutes

Unusual Laws in Florida

Strange laws in Florida include a no-cap homestead rule, a fireworks loophole, and viral salon and swimsuit claims with no statute behind them.

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Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta under a clear sky

Weird Georgia Laws Still on the Books

Weird laws in Georgia include a real fried chicken ordinance, a llama liability statute, and viral myths like a giraffe tied to a utility pole.

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Honolulu skyline with tropical shoreline and high-rise buildings

Weird Hawaii Laws Still on the Books

Weird laws in Hawaii include a 1927 billboard ban, a real reef-safe sunscreen rule, and myths like a lava-rock curse a park ranger invented in 1946.

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Idaho State Capitol building in Boise under a clear sky

Weird Idaho Laws Still on the Books

Weird laws in Idaho include a real cannibalism statute, strict Idaho Deluxe potato grading rules, and a camel-fishing myth built on a real 1917 law.

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Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield under a clear sky

Weird Illinois Laws Still on the Books

Weird laws in Illinois include a real first-cousin marriage rule, a strict eavesdropping statute, and myths like eating inside a burning building.

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Texas State Capitol building in Austin — home of the Texas Legislature that passes and maintains state statutes

Strange Texas Laws

Unusual laws in Texas include informal marriage, public profanity, and viral claims that turn ordinary theft law into bizarre state-law myths.

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