Top 50 Crazy California Laws

These are a few of the craziest California laws still on the books. Yes, you could still get cited or even arrested on these stupid California laws, so be mindful. At one point, a group of people got together to create laws in California, and, like most public action items, someone thought it would be a good idea to incorporate something that may have been happening at the time.

Honestly, the only real time California laws are passed is when something has occurred, in hopes that illegal action will never happen again. Let’s have a look at some of the wackiest laws in California. Message below if you’ve ever accidentally committed one of these atrocities:

1. California:: Prison workers will no longer be allowed to have sex with inmates
2. California: It is illegal to let a dog pursue a bear or bobcat at any time.
3. California: It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
4. California: No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
5. Baldwin Park: It is illegal to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
6. Burlingame: It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
7. Carmel: A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.
8. Carmel: Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
9. Chico: It is illegal to plant a garden in any public street.
10. Chico: Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
11. Chico: Driving a herd of cattle down a street is against the law.
12. Chico: It is illegal to bowl on the sidewalk.
13. Chico: It is illegal to throw hay in a cesspool.
14. Downey: It is illegal to wash your car in the street.
15. El Monte: It is illegal for a waitress to consume drinks bought by her customers.
16. Euraka: It is illegal for a man with a mustache to kiss a woman.
17. Fresno: It is illegal to sell gasoline to a drunken person.
18. Fresno: It is illegal to get drunk on a playground.
19. Fresno: It is illegal to hold a private bingo game
20. Glendale: It is illegal to jump into a passing car.
21. Hermosa Beach: It is illegal to pour salt on a highway.
22. Hermosa Beach: It is illegal to show your buttocks on a playground.
23. Hollywood: It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
24. Indian Wells: It is illegal for a trumpet player to play his instrument with the intention of luring someone to a store.
25. Indian Wells: It is illegal to accept donations for telling the future.
26. Lodi: It is illegal to shoot “Silly String” at parade participants.
27. Lompoc: It is illegal to own or possess chickens.
28. Long Beach: It is illegal to curse on a putt-putt golf course.
29. Los Angeles: It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
30. Los Angeles: It is illegal to beat your wife with a strap wider than 2 inches.
31. Los Angeles: It is illegal to hunt moths under a street light.
32. Los Angeles: It is illegal to lick a toad.
33. Los Angeles: It is illegal to allow your dog to mate within 500 yards of a church.
34. Los Angeles: It is illegal to wear a zoot suit.
35. Los Angeles County: It is illegal to skate board or roller skate through a courthouse.
36. Los Angeles County: It is illegal to set metal balloons afloat in the air.
37. Los Angeles County: It is illegal to skateboard and roller-skate through the courthouse and library.
38. Norco: It is illegal to give someone fireworks.
39. Norco: It is illegal to keep a rhinoceros as a pet without a license.
40. Pacific Grove: It is illegal to molest butterflies.
41. Palm Springs: It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of 4pm – 6pm.
42. Pasadena: It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
43. Portola: It is illegal to carry a fish into a bar.
44. San Diego: It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
45. San Francisco: It is illegal to wipe one’s car with used underwear.
46. San Francisco: It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
47. San Jose|Sunnyvale: It is illegal for grocery stores to provide plastic bags.
48. San Jose: It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs.
49. Walnut: It is illegal for anyone to wear a Halloween mask without a permit.
50. Walnut: It is illegal to be a man dressed as a woman without a permit.

So you see, there are some crazy California laws still on the books, and if you get arrested (or cited) for any of these laws… please tell us in the comments below, we’d love to hear about them! If you need bail for any misdemeanor crazy law, call Bandito Bail Bonds, toll free, at 855.951.2245 or post a message in the Emergency Bail Bonds section on this page.