Current through 2024 NY Law Chapters 1-59 and 61-121
Section 255.00 - Unlawfully solemnizing a marriageA 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; or2. 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.