Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 255.00 — Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage
N.Y. Penal Law § 255.00
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 255.00 Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 255.00 — Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.