Adultery Laws
| Utah |
Adultery, oral and anal sex, masturbation are considered sodomy and can lead to imprisonment. |
| California |
Adultery is punishable by a $1,000 fine and/or one year in prison |
| Arkansas |
Adultery is punishable with a mere $20 to $100 fine. |
| Italy |
The vow of a Roman vestal virgin lasted 30 years. If she engaged in sex before then, she was punished by being buried alive. |
| Egypt |
In ancient times, a women found guilty of adultery would find herself without a nose, the thinking being that without a nose, it would be harder to find someone to share in her adulterous ways. |
| Israel |
The ancient Israelite punishment for adultery was stoning. |
| Greece |
Ancient Greek men's punishment for adultery was having their pubic hair was removed and a large radish was shoved up their rectum. |
| Hong Kong |
A betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband’s lover may be killed in any manner desired. |
| Michigan |
Single guys and gals caught in the act of sex can be fined as much as $5,000, and they could be sentenced to as many as five years in prison. |
| Texas |
Single adults are apprehended while having sex are charged with a misdemeanor and given a $500 fine. |
| Branchville, South Carolina |
Those who "lewdly and lasciviously associate, bed, and cohabit together, in a public or non-public place" are subject to a $500 fine and as much as a six-month prison term. |
| Rhode Island |
Unmarried people are prohibited from partaking of bedroom activities under any circumstances. However, if caught, the lovers are both fined $10. |
| Arizona |
Unmarried adults who decide to fool around a little are committing a serious felony. Anyone single, man or woman, caught having sex can be sent to the penitentiary for three full years. |
| Connecticut |
An old law forbidding any kind of "private sexual behavior between consenting adults." This odd law makes absolutely no distinction between married and single couples. |
| Colombia |
It's "an excusable act of passion" for a man to murder his wayward wife when he finds the woman in bed with her lover. If the husband "personally witnesses the corrupt sexual activity," he's allowed to shoot his unfaithful spouse. Such adultery-related homicides aren't even prosecuted. |
| West Virginia |
Unmarried couple who live together and "lewdly associate" with one another may face up to a year in prison. (Repealed in 2010) |
| West Virginia |
Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars. (Repealed in 2010) |
| Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
It is illegal for a man to have sex with a mother and her daughter at the same time. |
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