It is illegal to swear while driving in this American town first settled in 1717. With its population of 68,000, Rockville, Maryland, has a local ordinance barring the use of obscene language on or near public sidewalks, streets, and highways within earshot of those passing by. In effect, the local law specifically bars cursing or swearing in one’s own car, while driving.
“A person may not profanely curse and swear or use obscene language upon or near any street, sidewalk or highway within the hearing of persons passing by, upon or along such street, sidewalk or highway,” the Rockville law reads.
The fourth largest incorporated city in Maryland, Rockville is one of the more well-known suburbs of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Along with the city of Bethesda, Rockville makes up the technology corridor developed along Interstate 270. The corridor features numerous government and defense contractors.
Numerous towns and cities across the United States have ordinances banning obscene language, gestures, and dress on the books. In November last year, the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, adopted an anti-indecent behavior ordinance that effectively bans public homosexuality along with indecent exposure, public indecency, lewd behavior, nudity, or sexual conduct.
While some towns have moved to strike the ordinances banning obscene language or have faced lawsuits from groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), others have sought actually to enforce the measures. In 2012, Middleborough—a town in Massachusets—instituted a $20 fine for those caught cursing around others in public places.
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