Michigan Republicans Fight Lifting Ban on Unmarried Couples Living Together
The law, which was passed in 1931, criminalized unmarried couples cohabitating. It is rarely enforced and carries a fine of $1,000.
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The law, which was passed in 1931, criminalized unmarried couples cohabitating. It is rarely enforced and carries a fine of $1,000.
Did you ever think you could have been breaking a nearly century-old law?
A bill would remove from Michigan law an antiquated provision making it a misdemeanor for an unmarried man and woman to live together.
Called ‘foolish’ and ‘silly,’ a 1931 ban prohibiting unmarried couples from ‘lewdly and lasciviously’ living together is repealed by the Michigan Senate.
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