{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-502","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-2-502","heading":"Issuing marriage license contrary to law; penalty.","body":"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.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 2. MARRIAGES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-2-502/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:20Z","sha256":"aeaa8548e8027c407153622ba64cb6dbba6f85cae524d3f3372ab7c05bb6e850","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-501","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}