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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE O
Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
ARTICLE 255
Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship
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SECTION 255.10
Unlawfully procuring a marriage license
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE O, ARTICLE 255
§ 255.10 Unlawfully procuring a marriage license.

A person is guilty of unlawfully procuring a marriage license when he
procures a license to marry another person at a time when he has a
living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.

Unlawfully procuring a marriage license is a class A misdemeanor.