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You've Definitely Broken at Least One of These States' Bizarre Anti-Sex Laws

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We’re not sure what’s more bizarre—the fact that these state laws exist, or the fact that they’re so creepily specific. Luckily, most of the archaic rules here would be impossible to enforce today—otherwise 99.8 percent of us would be in jail. Take a peak at all of the laws you didn't even know you were breaking.

1. Living in Sin Is Not Chill in Michigan

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Did your Grandma write this one? In Michigan, he has to put a ring on it in before you can share a rent check. According to the law, any unmarried folks “who lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together’ are ‘guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.” Best to keep the doors locked, sinners. 

2. Don’t Draw a Penis on Dirty Cars in Wisconsin

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Sixth-grade humor is so not okay in the cheese state—they can slam you with a misdemeanor for any indecent drawings you leave in a public place. 

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3. Dirty Talk: Not O-K in Oklahoma

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If you're in this Great Plains state, you can kiss phone sex, sexual innuendos, and sexting goodbye.  Any “obscene or lascivious language’ in a public place ‘or in the presence of females” could land a person behind bars for 30 days in Oklahoma.

4. Say Adios to Anal and Oral in Louisiana

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Even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sodomy laws are unconstitutional over 12 years ago, a number of states (including Louisiana) still have them. (For real.) And here’s the kicker—a repeal of anti-sodomy laws in Louisiana was rejected just two years ago.

Feeling like a rebel? Go get your booty play on.

5. No Good Vibrations in Alabama

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Sex toys are banned in this Southern state, and the consequences for selling them are pretty severe. You could be “punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for up to one year.” Yes, you read that right. HARD LABOR.

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6. Cheat at Your Own Risk in Massachusetts

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It's a really bad idea to have sex with someone who isn’t your spouse in Massachusetts. You could land in the state prison for three years, according to their law on adultery. Talk about an incentive to keep it in your pants. 

7. No Sex on Your Wedding Day While Hunting or Fishing in Oblong, IL

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This one felt too strange to be true, but it reportedly checks out by the Oblong Village Clerk’s office. So just make sure to put down your rifle and your rod before getting busy on your special day. 

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Kristen Dold is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She was previously an editor at Women’s Health and Details magazines, and her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, GQ, Travel & Leisure, and Vice.
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