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N.Y. Penal Law § 255.10: Unlawfully procuring a marriage license

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
  4. Article 255. Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship

§ 255.10 Unlawfully procuring a marriage license.

A person is guilty of unlawfully procuring a marriage license when he

procures a license to marry another person at a time when he has a

living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.

Unlawfully procuring a marriage license is a class A misdemeanor.

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