N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 17: Clergyman or officer violating article; penalty

§ 17. Clergyman or officer violating article; penalty. If any

clergyman or other person authorized by the laws of this state to

perform marriage ceremonies shall solemnize or presume to solemnize any

marriage between any parties without a license being presented to him or

them as herein provided or with knowledge that either party is legally

incompetent to contract matrimony as is provided for in this article he

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be

punished by a fine not less than fifty dollars nor more than five

hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.