Legal exceptions: 10 states with unique regulations

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Aug 28, 2026

General·6 min read

Legal exceptions: 10 states with unique regulations Discover   Did you know that you are legally allowed to drive without a seatbelt? That’s right, at least in New Hampshire. In the US, each state creates its own laws and regulations, which means that sometimes what’s legal in one state might be banned in another. Most regulations are similar, but once in a while, a state decides to do something unexpected, such as imposing fines on people pumping their own gas or allowing the possibility of splitting its territory into new states. Let’s see some of these laws and regulations. Read full article

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