What are some funny laws in Maryland?

Answer 1

well, i know in Boston MA it is still illegal to take "more than one bath per week" and to "take a bath without prescription from a medical doctor" these i remember by heart simply because i find them funny and i know people who live in boston i can joke w/. And in FL the state constitution allows for "freedom of speech, a trial by jury, and pregnant pigs to not be confined in cages" I believe it is also true in at least Tampa that parked elephants will be charged with a parking meter the same as an automobile. i dont remember where but in some cities you have to send a person into the town/ city to warn people to remove their horses from the street before the automobile can enter the town/city.

If you want more there is a book titled something like "Stupid Laws" or "who to arrest and why".

Answer 2

There are a lot of urban legends and websites with no sourcing out there on the internet about funny laws, but a lot of them are fake or are really twisted ways of phrasing very mundane laws.

Here are real ones though that are pretty funny, with citations from the MD Criminal Code.

1. Oral sex is illegal. Period. This is one of those "on the books but no cop or judge in the state cares or pursues it" laws that many states have. It's never enforced, and nobody today seems to know why it exists. (§ 3-322. Unnatural or perverted sexual practice.)

2. It is illegal to bother other people with a laser pointer in public. (§ 3-806. Misuse of laser pointer)

3. It is illegal to advertise that a person or product can cure an STD (unless your a state approved medical agency, merely mentioning it in a news story, or publishing it in a non-publically distributed journal or book) (§ 10-102. Venereal disease - Advertising cure)

4. You cannot paint or dye a chicken another color. (§ 10-614. Transfer or coloring of chick)

5. Adultery literally is a criminal offense, and carries a fine of $10. (§ 10-501. Adultery)

6. You cannot sell non-latex condoms from a vending machine. No law against latex ones from machines (other than not selling in K-12 schools), but you put non latex in there and you are in deep **** with up to a $1000 in fines per machine. (§ 10-104. Sale of nonlatex condom by vending machine.)