<P> In April 2012 Alabama County Circuit Judge John Bush sentenced 20 - year - old LaMarcus Ramsey to three days in jail for appearing in court with sagging blue jeans that exposed his underwear, telling him, "You are in contempt of court because you showed your butt in court ." </P> <P> On June 12, 2013, the Town Council of Wildwood, New Jersey, located on the Jersey Shore, voted unanimously to ban sagging pants from the town's boardwalk . </P> <P> In Ocala, FL, a law was passed against sagging jeans, violators face a $500 fine or up to six months in jail . Something similar was done in Wildwood, NJ . </P> <P> On July 5, 2016 an ordinance was passed in Timmonsville, SC that punishes sagging pants . If the law is violated, offenders could face up to a $600 fine . </P>

Where did the trend of sagging pants begin