N.Y. Penal Law Section 255.00
Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage


A person is guilty of unlawfully solemnizing a marriage when:

1.

Knowing that he is not authorized by the laws of this state to do so, he performs a marriage ceremony or presumes to solemnize a marriage; or

2.

Being authorized by the laws of this state to perform marriage ceremonies and to solemnize marriages, he performs a marriage ceremony or solemnizes a marriage knowing that a legal impediment to such marriage exists. Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage is a class A misdemeanor.

Source: Section 255.00 — Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/255.­00 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 255.00’s source at nysenate​.gov

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