{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-28","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-28","heading":"Penalty for celebrating marriage without license","body":"If any person knowingly perform the ceremony of marriage without lawful license, or officiate in celebrating the rites of marriage without being authorized by law to do so, he shall be confined in jail not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding $500.Code 1919, § 4542.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 2. MARRIAGE GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-28/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"13e7ea165b64d82feb85ceb370496dfa01e971a5b595a9f6acb33a2564f237bc","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-27","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}