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Who would have thought that there are laws about sleeping? Where are these ridiculous laws, and why did lawmakers feel that they were necessary?
- Tulsa, Oklahoma has a law that prohibits people from sleeping while wearing boots. However, wearing shoes to bed is perfectly acceptable.
- In Minneapolis, Minnesota it is illegal to sleep naked, even in your own bed, in a home that you own.
- In different parts of Maryland, a woman may not go through her husband's pockets while he is sleeping.
- In Clawson, Michigan they have a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, or chickens.
- In the state of Washington it is illegal to sleep in another person's outhouse without having their permission first.
- In Logan County, Colorado it is illegal to kiss a sleeping woman.
- Although it is thought to be common knowledge that sleeping while driving is highly dangerous, Tennessee ensures that there is no confusion by having a law that makes driving a car while sleeping illegal.
- Pilots in Tulsa, Oklahoma must sleep 10 hours before flying two planes in one day.
- Pennsylvania law prohibits people from sleeping on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
- In Delaware it is not only illegal to sleep on a public bench it is also illegal to pretend to be sleeping.
- Sleep laws do not apply to just humans but to animals, too. In Santa Ana, California it is illegal to let a horse sleep in a bakery.