While technically true, that law is never enforced, so in practice OP's statement is sadly correct. Wendover Productions made a great video [0] explaining this

While technically true, that law is never enforced, so in practice OP's statement is sadly correct. Wendover Productions made a great video [0] explaining this situation. [0]: https://youtu.be/qQTjLWIHN74?t=07m40s https://youtu.be/qQTjLWIHN74?t=07m40s