It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

The Law Explained

This bizarre law allegedly originated from the frontier era to prevent exhausted, disease-carrying travelers from ruining hotel bedding. In the dusty pioneer days, cowboys crashing with their boots on was a serious sanitary hazard for innkeepers. Today, falling asleep on your couch fully shod won't get you arrested, but it remains a legendary piece of North Dakota legal lore.