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W. Va. Code § 48-2-502: Issuing marriage license contrary to law; penalty.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
- ARTICLE 2. MARRIAGES.
- PART 5. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES.
A clerk of the county commission who knowingly issues a marriage license contrary to law is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by confinement in the county or regional jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and confinement, in the discretion of the court.
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