Bizzare laws no longer on the books in Va.

Beginning Tuesday, some of Virginia's obscure laws will no longer be on the books.

By: AP | WSLS
Published: June 29, 2008

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Beginning Tuesday, some of Virginia's
obscure laws will no longer be on the books.
Legislators did away with one that prohibited restaurants from
serving drinks that mix wine or beer with liquor. Beginning
Tuesday, restaurants can serve sangria, which usually includes red
wine, fruits, brandy and triple sec, without fear of prosecution.
Another law -- referred to by Governor Timothy Kaine as
"archaic" -- protected men who sexually attack girls 14 to 16
from criminal charges as long as they offer to marry the victim.
Legislators closed the "marriage offer" loophole. They also
voided laws that required sexual assault victims to take a lie
detector test and to agree to prosecute the attacker before the
state pays for a forensic medical examination, which can cost up to
800 dollars.