Weirdest Laws In Minnesota

Across the state of Minnesota, several laws are, or were, enforceable. Some of them, like a decree naming the mosquito a public nuisance, make a bit of sense (via Stupid Laws). Others seem to have no practical reason whatsoever.

Across the state of Minnesota, several laws are, or were, enforceable. Some of them, like a decree naming the mosquito a public nuisance, make a bit of sense (via Stupid Laws). Others seem to have no practical reason whatsoever.

There's a part of a strict anti-vagrancy code in Minnesota that prohibits standing around a building without a legitimate reason. This part of the state code will make you guilty of a misdemeanor if you are caught loitering by any structure and cannot prove a means of support. Additionally, this statute will condemn a sex worker as a vagrant if they are loitering in a public place while trying to solicit their wares. Fortune-telling is lumped in with begging in this law, and will also get a person charged with the same misdemeanor offense.

For one reason or another, there is purportedly also a state law that prohibits a person from sleeping naked. How anyone would be able to enforce this one is anyone's guess.

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