{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-2517","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-2517","heading":"Solemnizing marriage; persons not authorized; penalty.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person not a duly authorized officiating person as provided by K.S.A. 23-2504 to perform the marriage ceremony in this state. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 25.—MARRIAGE"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_025_0017.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:20Z","sha256":"dcb6d53365d21ce036d93c91c4c9d505a93fc9c614f109ef3f445ba041f928cf","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-2516","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-2518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}