Show California Laws La s vs Utah La Laws s L By Marie Northrup The contrast between Utah and California laws are quite remarkable In Inthe Inthe Inthe the next couple of paragraphs paragraphs paragraphs parag parag- I will attempt to convey these differences to you In Utah most of the thela la laws ws stem from Mormon doctrine The majority of the legislators are Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon and therefore when a bill comes before the house to be voted on the decision is often times influenced influenced influenced in in- by whether or not it will be good for the church The liquor laws for example are very biased compared to those in California Here in Utah we have state-owned state and operated liquor stores These stores are set up in various locations around the state and this is the only place where you can purchase liquor by the bot bot- tle The liquor is also heavily heavily heavily ily taxed Whereas in California there are liquor stores on almost every street corner Anyone of legal age can purchase as many bottles as he or she wants The taverns in California are less strict than the ones in Utah The laws governing both states for licensing bars are different different different dif dif- ferent too The tobacco laws are also different in Utah Here you have to be teen before you can buy cigarettes but in California California California Califor Califor- nia the age in thirteen The Utah laws about tobacco tobacco tobacco to to- bacco and alcohol are based on the Word of Wisdom Wisdom Wisdom Wis Wis- dom which is a Mormon scripture These laws contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute to juvenile delin delin- quency The kids unless they get someone to buy it for them end up stealing it and consequently they start a record of crime and also label themselves as criminals Dont Don't get me wrong I dont don't advocate the use of alcohol and tobacco by juveniles I think the laws should be more le le- le The driving laws are different different different dif dif- ferent as well In California California California Califor Califor- nia there are more drivers and cars than in Utah and the tests in California test your driving ability whereas in Utah the tests see how much you know about drinking and ing These arent aren't important important important tant what is important is whether or not the person can drive My concluding statement statement statement state state- ment is that I dont don't think that the Mormon church should force their standards standards standards stan stan- dards on the populace The laws in Utah should be changed to comply with the other states Separate church from state |