12 Extremely Weird Laws In Portland

Every city has obscure and strange laws that make you wonder why they exist. In Portland, ours make us wonder what had to have happened to make these crazy laws come about. You’ll ponder the same thing after reading this list of extremely weird laws in Portland:

It’s illegal to walk down the street with your shoes untied.

Flickr/Jared Zimmerman

Performing a wedding ceremony on an ice skating rink is against the law.

Flickr/Francis Storr

You can’t park your truck on the street.

Flickr/Tom Brandt

Whistling under water is illegal.

Flickr/Katelyn Fay

You can’t wear your roller skates into a bathroom.

Flickr/Steven Mileham

It’s unlawful to stand, lay, sit, or climb on any public restroom fixture that isn’t intended for that purpose.

Flickr/Dennis Hlynsky

It’s illegal to have a minor anywhere other than buckled up in a seat in a moving vehicle.

Flickr/Steve Baker

You can’t ride a sled that’s attached to a car.

No fun!

Flickr/Anne Fitten Glenn

You can’t have your car door open for longer than is necessary.

Flickr/Bill Abbott

In between the hours of 9pm and 5am, it’s illegal to drive in areas marked as “traffic congestion throughfare” more than twice.

Straight there and straight back!

Flickr/Michael Matti

Although it may be tempting, it’s unlawful to sit, stand on, or lean over a bridge in Portland unless you get permission from a government agency.

Flickr/Thomas Hawk

You can’t fix your car outside the residence of a single family dwelling if it takes longer than two days within one week.

Flickr/Gerry Balding

Any other weird laws in Portland that you’ve heard of? We’d really like to know!