LawLert’s whole promise is that the law we show you is sourced and current. Living up to that means re-checking rules against their official sources on a schedule — and sometimes those checks catch a rule that’s wrong or out of date. When that happens we fix it and log it here: what it said, what it says now, why, and the official source. Some errors we catch before they ever publish (a re-check found that Riverside, CA had legalized dispensaries in 2023, so we never loaded it as a ban); the ones below reached the app and were corrected. This page is deliberately public — a legal-information product that never admits a mistake isn’t one you should trust.
Virginia · Taxes · Rule contentSeptember 9, 2026
Virginia gas tax refreshed to the July 1, 2026 rates
WAS About 41.6 cents/gallon in state taxes & fees (excise indexed annually plus a storage-tank fee).
NOW About 42.4 cents/gallon as of July 1, 2026: 32.6c excise (indexed each July 1), 9.6c statewide wholesale fuels sales tax, 0.2c storage-tank fee.
The row carried the FY2026 components; the DMV published the FY2027 table (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027). Also corrected the July-1 roundup guide, which had said Missouri's tax would rise in 2026 (its phase-in ended July 1, 2025) and misstated Virginia's rate.
Official source: dmv.virginia.gov →
Wisconsin · Driving · Rule contentSeptember 9, 2026
Wisconsin phone-use rule now states the work-area, new-driver, commercial and video bans
WAS Wisconsin bans texting and email only: you can't compose or send a text while driving, but adults may still hold the phone to talk.
NOW No phone use unless hands-free in highway, utility, railroad work areas or emergency/roadside response areas where workers are at risk (Wis. Stat. 346.89(4m)); probationary-license or instruction-permit holders of any age may not use a phone except to report an emergency (346.89(4)); commercial drivers may not hold a phone (346.89(4)(b)); no driver may watch video (346.89(5)).
"Texting and email only" and "adults may still hold the phone" were both more permissive than the statute — Wisconsin issues probationary licenses to new drivers of any age. Verified against docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 9-4-26).
Official source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov →
Oklahoma · Driving · Rule contentSeptember 9, 2026
Oklahoma phone-use rule updated for the Nov. 1, 2025 school-zone and construction-zone handheld ban
WAS Holding the phone to talk is still allowed (47 O.S. 11-901d).
NOW Since Nov. 1, 2025 no one may hold or use a handheld phone in a posted school zone while its reduced speed limit is in effect or in a road construction zone unless hands-free (47 O.S. 11-901e); commercial drivers may not use a handheld phone (11-901c); teens on a learner permit or intermediate license risk suspension for handheld use (6-105). Cities cannot be stricter (15-102.1).
HB 2263 (2025) took effect Nov. 1, 2025 after a veto override; the row still described the pre-2025 law and omitted the commercial-driver and teen rules. Verified against the enrolled bill and the Legislature's Title 47 text (updated Nov. 18, 2025).
Official source: oklegislature.gov →
New Mexico · Driving · Rule contentSeptember 9, 2026
New Mexico teen phone rule re-cited to the graduated-licensing statute; commercial-driver ban added
WAS Holding the phone to talk is still allowed, but drivers under 18 may not use a device at all (NMSA 66-7-374).
NOW For a teen on an instruction permit or provisional license any phone use while driving counts as a traffic violation that adds 30 days to the wait for a full license (NMSA 1978, 66-5-1.1, 66-5-8); commercial drivers may not use a handheld device for any purpose (66-7-375). The texting ban (66-7-374) covers reading or viewing messages and manually typing anything on a handheld device.
The teen sentence traced to an unenacted 2013 bill and was cited to the wrong section; the real consequence is a licensing delay under 66-5-1.1(N). The row also omitted the commercial-driver handheld ban. Verified against the official NMSA compilation (current through the 2026 session).
Official source: nmonesource.com →
North Carolina · Driving · Rule contentSeptember 9, 2026
North Carolina phone-use rule now covers drivers under 18, school buses and commercial drivers
WAS North Carolina bans texting and email while driving for all drivers, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed.
NOW Drivers under 18 may not use a phone at all while moving, even hands-free, except to reach emergency services or their own parent, guardian or spouse (N.C.G.S. 20-137.3); school bus drivers may not use one while moving except in an emergency (20-137.4); commercial drivers face the federal handheld ban (20-137.4A(a1)).
"Holding the phone to talk is still allowed" was true only for ordinary adult drivers; three driver classes are banned in sections the row never cited. Verified against ncleg.gov (statutes current through S.L. 2026-30).
Official source: ncleg.gov →
Texas · Driving · Rule contentSeptember 9, 2026
Texas phone-use rule now states the under-18, school-zone and bus bans
WAS Texas bans texting only: reading, writing, or sending an electronic message while driving is illegal, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed.
NOW Drivers under 18 may not use any wireless device, even hands-free (Tex. Transp. Code 545.424); no handheld use in school crossing zones or on school grounds during reduced-speed hours (545.425(b), 545.4252(b)); bus drivers carrying minors may not use one unless stopped (545.425(c)); cities may ban handheld use citywide (545.4252(e)).
The old sentence told every Texas driver that holding a phone to talk is allowed. Chapter 545 bans it outright for drivers under 18 and in three named places; the row cited only the texting section. Verified against the Legislature's statute text (current through the 89th Legislature, 2025).
Official source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov →
Illinois · Taxes · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Illinois DOES have a 2026 sales-tax holiday — Aug 7–16
WAS No sales-tax holiday (Illinois ran a one-time 2022 reduction only).
NOW Public Act 104-0468 creates a back-to-school State sales tax holiday Aug 7–16, 2026: the State's 6.25% portion drops to 1.25% on qualifying clothing/footwear under $125 and school supplies.
Illinois DOR bulletin FY 2026-30 read verbatim this run; the stored row predated the 2026 enactment.
Official source: tax.illinois.gov →
Virginia · Alcohol · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Virginia "dry counties" reframed for the 2020 opt-out reform
WAS A handful of counties remain dry by local option (Bland, Buchanan, Charlotte, Craig, Grayson, Highland, Lee, Patrick, Russell).
NOW Since July 1, 2020 mixed-beverage sales are legal in every Virginia locality by default unless voters pass a NEW prohibition referendum (Va. Code § 4.1-124); no such referendum appears in state election records through 2025 for any of the nine counties. Rows now say so and advise confirming with Virginia ABC.
The 2020 ABC reform reversed the old opt-in local-option regime and its savings clause preserved only referenda held within 5 years before 2019; the old nine-county dry list describes repealed law.
Official source: law.lis.virginia.gov →
Metcalfe County, KY · Alcohol · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Metcalfe County, KY has been wet since 2016 — not "Completely Dry"
WAS Dry county — "Completely Dry" on the KY ABC wet/dry map; Edmonton dry. / No retail alcohol sales — this is a dry county.
NOW Wet since a June 28, 2016 local-option election; county Ordinance No. 160823-AJ (on file with KY ABC) licenses package and by-the-drink sales.
The county's own ordinance, hosted by KY ABC, recites the 2016 wet vote verbatim; our rows mirrored a pre-2016 wet/dry map.
Official source: abc.ky.gov →
Alabama · Cannabis · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Alabama patients may possess a 70-day supply; 60 days is the purchase cap
WAS Registered patients may possess approved forms within a 60-day supply.
NOW Possession cap is a 70-day supply (AMCC Rule 538-X-2-.08(6), rev. eff. 7/15/2024); the 60-day figure is the per-transaction purchase cap (Rule .07(10)(a)).
AMCC Chapter 538-X-2 PDF read verbatim; the stored summary conflated the purchase cap with the possession cap.
Official source: amcc.alabama.gov →
Vermont · Cannabis · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Vermont home-grow: 2 mature + 4 immature per dwelling — no "12 per household" cap exists
WAS Up to 6 plants (2 mature, 4 immature) per dwelling, capped at 12 per household.
NOW 2 mature + 4 immature plants per dwelling unit regardless of how many adults reside there (18 V.S.A. § 4230e). The "12 per household" figure appears nowhere in Vermont law.
Statute text fetched verbatim from the Vermont Legislature; the removed clause was unsupported.
Official source: legislature.vermont.gov →
Vermont · Cannabis · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Vermont per-transaction purchase limit is now 2 oz of flower (July 1, 2026)
WAS Up to 1 oz (or equivalent) per transaction.
NOW Up to 2 oz of cannabis flower per transaction; 7 V.S.A. § 907(2)(b) amended effective July 1, 2026. Product-equivalence guidance is under revision.
Vermont CCB transaction-limits statement (7/17/2026) states the increase verbatim; the prior Purchase Limit Guidance was retired.
Official source: ccb.vermont.gov →
Nevada · Fishing · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Truckee River artificial-lures reach corrected to the codified NAC text
WAS Two segments split at Derby Dam: E. Mustang Road bridge down to Derby Dam, and from 1,000 feet below Derby Dam to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation boundary.
NOW One continuous reach: from the East Mustang Road bridge downstream to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation boundary (NAC 503.504(3)(b)(5)). Also re-sourced from eregulations.com (commercial publisher) to the Nevada Administrative Code.
The codified regulation describes a single continuous reach with no Derby Dam gap; the prior wording mirrored a commercial regulations digest.
Official source: leg.state.nv.us →
Virginia · Alcohol · Rule contentAugust 2, 2026
Virginia last call: 2 a.m. only where mixed beverages are authorized
WAS Last call is 2 a.m. statewide.
NOW On-premises last call is 2 a.m. in mixed-beverage localities and midnight in all other localities; off-premises retail sales stop at midnight everywhere; club and casino licensees excepted.
3VAC5-50-30 sets 2 a.m.-6 a.m. restricted hours only in localities where mixed-beverage sales are authorized; 12 a.m.-6 a.m. applies everywhere else and to all off-premises sales.
Official source: law.lis.virginia.gov →
Connecticut · Alcohol · SourceAugust 2, 2026
Re-sourced CT grocery beer permit to CGA official text
WAS source_url: https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/connecticut/ct-laws/connecticut_statutes_30-20 (secondary_reference)
NOW source_url: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_545.htm#sec_30-20 (primary_gov). Rule content unchanged: beer under grocery beer permit (CGS §30-20(b)); wine/spirits package-store only.
Citation-tier upgrade only; Sec. 30-20 confirmed present in CGA Chapter 545 official text 2026-08-02. No permissiveness change.
Official source: cga.ct.gov →
Oregon · Alcohol · SourceAugust 2, 2026
Re-sourced OR Sunday liquor hours to OLCC (primary)
WAS source_url: https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_845-015-0140 (secondary_reference)
NOW source_url: https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/liquorstores/Pages/general.aspx (primary_gov). Rule content unchanged: agent stores may not open before 7 a.m. nor close after 10 p.m.; Sunday/holiday opening at store discretion (OAR 845-015-0140).
Citation-tier upgrade only; content verified against OLCC page 2026-08-02. No permissiveness change.
Official source: oregon.gov →
Iowa · TaxesJuly 13, 2026
Iowa City sales tax corrected after a local-option tax took effect
WAS Iowa City sales tax 6% (no local-option sales tax)
NOW 7% (1% Local Option Sales Tax effective July 1, 2026)
A voter-approved LOST took effect July 1, 2026; the pre-effective row was stale. Corrected to 7%.
Official source: icgov.org →
Delaware · KnivesJuly 7, 2026
Switchblades corrected from “banned” to legal
WAS Automatic (switchblade) knives listed as banned
NOW Legal to own and carry
Delaware's switchblade ban (11 Del. C. §1446) was repealed effective July 30, 2025 by SB 108; our earlier “banned” status was out of date.
Official source: delcode.delaware.gov →
Hawaii · DronesJuly 7, 2026
Privacy citation corrected after renumbering
WAS Cited HRS §711-1114
NOW Cited HRS §711-1125
The Hawaii statute was renumbered by L 2024 c 161; the citation now points to the current section.
Official source: capitol.hawaii.gov →
South Dakota · DronesJuly 7, 2026
Critical-infrastructure penalty corrected upward
WAS Class 1 misdemeanor
NOW Class 6 felony
SL 2026 ch. 192 raised the penalty for unlawful drone operation over critical infrastructure to a Class 6 felony.
Official source: sdlegislature.gov →
Rhode Island · BoatingJuly 7, 2026
BUI corrected — Rhode Island does have a per-se BAC limit
WAS Noted “no per-se BAC limit — impairment standard only”
NOW Per-se limit of 0.08% BAC (R.I. Gen. Laws §46-22.2-3(c)(1))
An earlier note relied on §46-22-9 (impairment only); §46-22.2-3 sets a 0.08% per-se limit. Corrected.
Official source: webserver.rilegislature.gov →
Tennessee · DronesJuly 7, 2026
Critical-infrastructure offense narrowed to the enacted text
WAS Overstated the offense
NOW Matches the officially enacted offense (Public Chapter 788)
Re-sourced to the enacting act and narrowed the summary to what the statute actually prohibits.
Official source: publications.tnsosfiles.com →
Colorado · KnivesJuly 7, 2026
Concealed-carry classification corrected
WAS Described as a “class 1” offense
NOW Class 2 misdemeanor (per C.R.S. §18-12-105)
The concealed-knife offense class was mislabeled; corrected to match the statute.
Official source: cbi.colorado.gov →
Pennsylvania · DronesJuly 7, 2026
Hunting-with-drone basis corrected
WAS Attributed the ban to 34 Pa.C.S. §2308
NOW Ban is via State Game Lands regulation (58 Pa. Code §135.41)
§2308 doesn't name drones; the enforceable prohibition on hunting/scouting with drones is the Game Commission regulation. Reworded to the correct authority.
Official source: legis.state.pa.us →
Georgia · TaxesJuly 4, 2026
Cherokee County sales tax corrected upward
Cherokee County added a TSPLOST penny; the current GA DOR rate chart shows 7%. Corrected.
Official source: dor.georgia.gov →
California · VehicleJuly 2, 2026
Window-tint rule corrected to the actual statute
WAS Tint allowed only on the top 4 inches of the windshield
NOW Non-reflective tint allowed above a line 29 inches above the seat (per CVC §26708)
The “top 4 inches” figure isn't in the California Vehicle Code; §26708 sets the 29-inch line. Corrected to the statute.
Official source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov →