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(#38) Pennsylvania
- 1787-12-12
Convicted felons can't play Bingo.
Sec. 105-13. Prohibited persons.No distributor nor any person who has been convicted of a felony or of a violation of the Bingo Law or of this chapter or of any comparable state or federal law shall have a pecuniary interest in the operation or proceeds of games of chance.
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(#33) North Carolina
- 1789-11-21
Stealing over $1,000 worth of used restaurant grease is a felony.
"Under the law, grease collectors will have to carry liability insurance and provide certain paperwork that establishes ownership of the grease. Those who steal grease worth less than $1,000 would be guilty of a misdemeanor. Those who steal more than $1,000 worth of grease would be guilty of a low level felony."
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(#49) Wisconsin
- 1848-05-29
In Wisconsin, it is illegal for the government to ban flushable urinals.
101.07Flushing devices for urinals. The department shall not promulgate any rules which either directly or indirectly prohibit the use of manual flushing devices for urinals. The department shall take steps to encourage the use of manual flushing devices for urinals.
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(#44) Utah
- 1896-01-04
No keggers can be thrown in Utah because it is illegal to possess a container of beer larger than two liters.
32A-12-206. Unlawful sale or supply of beer. (1) A person may not sell, offer to sell, or otherwise furnish or supply beer to the general public in containers larger than two liters.
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(#32) New York
- 1788-07-26
Cheating on your spouse is illegal in New York.
Section 255.17 of the state penal law states, “A person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.
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(#30) New Jersey
- 1787-12-18
It is illegal to wear a bullet proof vest while committing a murder.
2C:39-13. Unlawful use of body vests1.Unlawful use of body vests. A person is guilty of a crime if he uses or wears a body vest while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit murder, manslaughter, robbery, sexual assault, burglary, kidnaping, criminal escape or assault under N.J.S.2C:12-1b
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The bizarre legal provisions of the states in the United States make many people think that they are ridicules in the talk show. However, these bizarre and unreasonable provisions do exist in the local laws of the American states, and in theory, they are still valid. For example, an old Massachusetts law stipulates that people must take a bath before going to bed. Some of the strangest state laws also attempt to intervene in marriage or pet life.
Everyone knows that each state in the United States has its own different legal provisions, and each state has some strange and interesting laws, some of which have been retained since the early enactment. Here is a collection of 50 bizarre state laws that will make people laugh loudly.
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