Legislation
SECTION 337
Advertising to procure divorces
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 21
§ 337. Advertising to procure divorces. Whoever prints, publishes,
distributes or circulates, or causes to be printed, published,
distributed or circulated any circular, pamphlet, card, hand bill,
advertisement, printed paper, book, newspaper or notice of any kind
offering to advise on laws of any foreign state, nation or jurisdiction
for the express purpose of procuring or aiding in procuring any divorce,
severance, dissolution, or annulment or any marriage, or offering to
procure or to aid in procuring any divorce, or the severance,
dissolution, or annulment of any marriage, or offering to engage, appear
or act as attorney or counsel in any suit for alimony or divorce or the
severance, dissolution or annulment of any marriage, either in this
state or elsewhere, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not
apply to the printing or publishing of any notice or advertisement
required or authorized by any law of this state.
distributes or circulates, or causes to be printed, published,
distributed or circulated any circular, pamphlet, card, hand bill,
advertisement, printed paper, book, newspaper or notice of any kind
offering to advise on laws of any foreign state, nation or jurisdiction
for the express purpose of procuring or aiding in procuring any divorce,
severance, dissolution, or annulment or any marriage, or offering to
procure or to aid in procuring any divorce, or the severance,
dissolution, or annulment of any marriage, or offering to engage, appear
or act as attorney or counsel in any suit for alimony or divorce or the
severance, dissolution or annulment of any marriage, either in this
state or elsewhere, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not
apply to the printing or publishing of any notice or advertisement
required or authorized by any law of this state.