9 Dumb Laws in Arizona (jail)

[fcorrales80]

Here are some I remember:

1. No one can allow a donkey to sleep in a tub
2. No one can refuse a glass of water
3. No one can keep more than 2 dildos in their house

That's all I remember...LOL

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by TurcoLoco

These are funny yet true!

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Since the link to the website was removed by one of the mods, I'll post the laws from the website, without the ads.

Arizona State Laws
Hunting camels is prohibited

Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.

There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

A class 2 misdemeanor occurs if one places a mark upon a flag which is “likely to provoke physical retaliation”.

It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.

When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.

It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

City/County Laws in Arizona

Globe
Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.

Hayden
If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.

Maricopa County
No more than six girls may live in any house.

Mesa
It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.

Mohave County
A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.

Nogales
An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.

Prescott
No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.

Tempe
One must be 18 years old to buy spray paint.

Tombstone
It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

Tucson
Women may not wear pants.

[wisconsin woman]

I dont understand how of all places, there is no helmet laws for motorcyclists and how you can put people (and Ive seen kids!) in the back of a pickup and drive. I clearly remember one morning going to work and seeing 3 kids one was a baby in a carseat being held in the lap of the older sibling while 3 adults were safe and cozy in the cab of that truck. To me thats just 'looking' for something fatal.

[las vegas drunk]

Originally Posted by Livewire

I dont understand how of all places, there is no helmet laws for motorcyclists and how you can put people (and Ive seen kids!) in the back of a pickup and drive. I clearly remember one morning going to work and seeing 3 kids one was a baby in a carseat being held in the lap of the older sibling while 3 adults were safe and cozy in the cab of that truck. To me thats just 'looking' for something fatal.

I agree 100% on having kids in the back of the truck, that should be illegal. However, anyone who is dumb enough to ride a motorcycle without a helmet is an idiot, and deserves what happens to them in an accident.

[pbenjamin]

Such a law, banning the transport of children in the back of pickups, has come up in the legislature several times. I remember one being passed and then vetoed by Jane Dee Hull in the late 1990s. The argument against is that the pickup is often the sole means of transportation in rural areas, particularly reservations, and that a ban would introduce hardship. I have often thought that language that applied the ban to freeways and to counties over XXX population could address that issue.

[Greatday]

Pickup trucks are often the ONLY vehicle a family in Arizona may have. It is used for work and for personal things.

As for kids riding in the back, it is unavoidable in many cases. However, with the sales of extended cabs P/U's, the issue is becoming far less of a problem.

Motorcycle helmet laws are an issue of personal freedom.

[observer53]

Originally Posted by Greatday

Motorcycle helmet laws are an issue of personal freedom.

Until someone goes on the public dole due to a catastrophic head injury, yes. Then it's not personal any more.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by observer53

Until someone goes on the public dole due to a catastrophic head injury, yes. Then it's not personal any more.

That ... "argument" has been used / tried for YEARS in Arizona.

Sorry to tell you but, that ... "argument" has not even come close to working.

[las vegas drunk]

Originally Posted by Greatday

Motorcycle helmet laws are an issue of personal freedom.

I will agree with on this issue. But the same goes for seat belts in cars, too. I always wear my seat belt, but I do not think I should be forced and fined for it if I do not want to wear it.

[Magnum Mike]

I'm not sure why they included the law about being 18 to purchase spray paint, and the one about cutting down a cactus, on that list of "Dumb Laws". Those are not dumb laws, there's a reason for them. Spray paint has a chemical in it that kids have used to get high, and the saguaro cactus is protected in the state of Arizona.

I know the one about manufacturing imitation cocaine sounds dumb, but I think that law is there because at one time many have made the imitation drug that looks like cocaine from dangerous chemicals that caused a lot of problems, including the deaths of those who used it. They also wanted to make legal means to prosecute those who manufacture the imitation cocaine, so that the bad guys won't use "It's not real cocaine" as a defense.