Jessie Sholler

CRAZY STATE LAWS

How well do you know the law? Press the button below to test your knowledge on some of the wackiest laws in the US. You will have 60 seconds to submit your answers.

And yes... these laws really exist!

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...let your donkey sleep in a bathtub?

Correct Answer: Arizona

"This law was introduced in the 1920's after a local damn brake left a town working to rescue a drifting donkey from flood waters. The brake flooded a rancher's home where the donkey was accustomed to sleeping in the bathtub, which filled with water."

...ride your horse over 10mph?

Correct Answer: Indiana

"Sec. 441-105: No horse shall be driven or ridden on any street in the city at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour. Such person shall be subject to all applicable traffic regulations that apply to motor vehicles."

...blow a whistle outside?

Correct Answer: Connecticut

"Sec. 153-7: No person not a member of the Police Department of the City shall have in his possession or blow upon, whistle or use in any manner the whistle"

...honk your horn near a sandwich shop after 9 p.m?

Correct Answer: Arkansas

"Sec. 18-54: Sounding of horns at sandwich shops. No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 p.m."

...send your bestfriend a surprise pizza?

Correct Answer: Louisiana

"Acts 1999, No. 1060: It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing."

...steal an alligator?

Correct Answer: Louisiana

"RS 14:67.13 67.13: Theft of an alligator. Theft of an alligator is the misappropriation or taking of an alligator, an alligator's skin, or a part of an alligator, whether dead or alive, belonging to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking."

....sing in the street after 11pm?

Correct Answer: Kansas

"Sec. 54-158: Singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m... of any persons in the vicinity, is unlawful."

...share your Netflix password?

Correct Answer: Tennessee

"Sec. 39-14-104: Targets the friend who is using the primary account holder’s password without permission from the streaming service. The person has “obtain[ed] services by . . . any other means to avoid payment for the service.” The second provision targets the account holder who has shared his password with a friend. That person has control of a subscription service and diverts it to his friend, who is not entitled to the service.The punishment for violation of this provision ranges from a misdemeanor to a felony depending on the value of the services rendered."

...lay down on the sidewalk?

Correct Answer: Nevada

"Sec. 8.12.015: No person shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon a public sidewalk."

...sell junk to a drunk?

Correct Answer: Wyoming

"Sec. 33-18-105: Purchase from intoxicated persons. No person, firm or corporation engaged in the buying or selling of junk metals, rubber, rags or paper, shall purchase any articles from any person appearing to be intoxicated."

...predict the future?

Correct Answer: Oregon

"Sec. 5.08.110:No person shall for hire or profit engage in the
practice of occult arts, either public or private. Violation of this Section is considered to be
an "unclassified misdemeanor"."

...kill Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti?

Correct Answer: Washington

"Skamania County, Washington, passed a law in 1969 deeming the "slaying of Bigfoot to be a felony and punishable by 5 years in prison." The law was later amended, designating Bigfoot as an endangered species."