N.Y. Penal Law § 255.00: Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage

§ 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.