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…
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…
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.…
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 CHAPTER 13. DANCE HALLS SECTION 52-13-10. Operation on Sunday forbidden. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep open…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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 798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior. If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, or if…
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…