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April, 1974

Blue laws, as readers of The Playboy Forum know, are repressive laws designed to regulate private sexual conduct. Such laws are the ultimate expression and embodiment of American puritanism and they are depressingly common today, despite the sexual revolution. Every state has more than its share of blue laws, some of which have been on the books for a century or more. The following is a list of unverified examples from several states, and it is hoped that by exposing these oppressive statutes, l...