The state House has begun an effort to scrub outdated laws from the books and shrink the size of Michigan’s criminal code.
We have more from The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Rick Pluta.
Some of the early targets include bans on cursing in front of women and children, playing the national anthem in movie theaters, and selling dyed chicks and bunnies.
But Republican state Representative Chris Afendoulis says getting rid outdated laws is serious business.
“Our overall criminal code is disorganized and it does place our citizens at risk of potentially violating a growing array of crimes that we’ve put on the books,” he says.
Afedoulis says going forward, he also wants to tackle decriminalizing more serious offenses, including some that have put people in jail or prison.