Interesting State Laws

These may or may not be true.

TEXAS - An anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

FLORIDA - Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed. . . In Saratoga, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

NEVADA - It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

CALIFORNIA - It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.

MICHIGAN - A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.

ARKANSAS - Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

UTAH - A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence. . .

BALTIMORE - It is illegal to mistreat oysters; It is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.

TENNESSEE - It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."

RHODE ISLAND - In Providence it is illegal to sell toothpaste and toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.

OKLAHOMA - Whale hunting is strictly forbidden throughout the entire state.

MASSACHUSETTS - In Boston it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.