N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 16: False statements and affidavits

§ 16. False statements and affidavits. Any person who shall in any

affidavit or statement required or provided for in this article wilfully

and falsely swear in regard to any material fact as to the competency of

any person for whose marriage the license in question or concerning the

procuring or issuing of which such affidavit or statement may be made

shall be deemed guilty of perjury and on conviction thereof shall be

punished as provided by the statutes of this state.