Strange Dumb Laws in North Carolina
USINFO | 2013-09-25 13:47

 
It is a felony to steal more than $1000 of grease
 
A bill has been passed that restricts local planning agencies’ ability to use climate change science to predict sea-level rise.
 
The mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal in North Carolina and may result in a $2,000 fine.Repealed
 
No one may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church. Repealed by Session Laws 2004-003
 
It’s against the law to sing off key.

Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

While having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled.

If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.

All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart.

It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.

Oral sex is considered a crime against nature.

A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.
 
Serving alcohol at a bingo game is not allowed.
 
Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
 
A three dollar tax must be paid on all white goods sold.

Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.

Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.
 
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