These 10 Crazy Laws in Rhode Island Will Leave You Scratching Your Head In Wonder
Each state has its own obscure and bizarre laws that just aren’t very relevant anymore. Some of them are so strange it can be difficult to imagine why they were ever passed in the first place. Here are 10 Rhode Island laws that are hard to believe actually exist!
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We're not sure why someone would do such a thing, but it must have been common enough to become law.
What sorts of things were happening in little Rhody that created a need to clearly make biting off someone's limb illegal? Hopefully we'll never know.
The penalty is a fine between $100 and $500.
You'll have to find another way to test your horse's speed in Rhode Island.
I guess football and baseball just didn't make the cut.
A turn signal just doesn't cut it in Rhode Island, apparently.
Who doesn't love coasting in neutral from time to time?
Even if the fight never happens, this offense is still punishable by law. Punishment includes a prison sentence between one and seven years.
We're not sure exactly why, but it is definitely illegal in the city.
This is a highly bizarre punishable offense.
Know the origin of any of these laws? Please tell us in the comments.
