If I need a apply for a license to read the law, can I also claim that I need to be licensed in order to be actually bound by the law? Obviously I cannot, but

If I need a apply for a license to read the law, can I also claim that I need to be licensed in order to be actually bound by the law? Obviously I cannot, but the absurdity of the idea that I can be legally bound by something that is not freely available to me is striking.