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The " stupid motorist law " is a law in the U.S. state of Arizona that states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of their rescue. The law corresponds to section 28-910 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. [1]
Strange laws. Strange laws, also called weird laws, dumb laws, futile laws, unusual laws, unnecessary laws, legal oddities, or legal curiosities, are laws that are perceived to be useless, humorous or obsolete, or are no longer applicable (in regard to current culture or modern law). A number of books and websites purport to list dumb laws.
Planned Parenthood Arizona, et al. v. Kris Mayes was an Arizona Supreme Court case in which the court upheld an 1864 law criminalizing abortions except to save the life of the mother. [1] Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes did not enforce the law when it was in effect. [2] The law was repealed on May 2, 2024, and the repeal took effect on ...
Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions is officially being repealed on Saturday. The long-dormant 1864 law, which predated Arizona's statehood, had no exceptions for rape and incest ...
It also wipes out a ban on abortion after 15 weeks, which was made law in 2022, prior to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade. ... Arizona still had a law on the books from 1864 that ...
These days, you can find everything online, including information on dumb laws that don't make much sense. While many of these laws imposed by states are designed to keep citizens safe, others are ...
Abortion in Arizona is currently legal up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. [1] The Republican-controlled Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024 that the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 is constitutional. [2] Attorney General Kris Mayes has stated that based on court rulings, enforcement of this law can begin from September 26, 2024. [3]
Arizona state Sen. Eva Burch announced on the Senate floor Monday her plan to have an abortion due to a nonviable pregnancy, highlighting what she sees as Arizona's "cruel" laws.