(a) If any person shall apply for and obtain a license to marry another, without first obtaining the consent of that party, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). The fines, when collected, shall be paid into the general fund of the county wherein the offense is tried.
(b) The party so doing shall moreover be liable to the party injured in any sum that a court or jury of competent jurisdiction may adjudge for damages.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Subchapter 2 - License and Ceremony
§ 9-11-203. Issuance by clerks
§ 9-11-204. Issuance of license unlawfully — Penalty
§ 9-11-205. Notice of intention to wed — Noncompliance, penalties, and effect
§ 9-11-207. Applicants for marriage licenses to be sober
§ 9-11-208. License not issued to persons of the same sex
§ 9-11-209. Proof of age — Parental consent
§ 9-11-211. Military personnel — Waiver of certain license requirements — Proceedings
§ 9-11-212. Application without other's consent — Penalties — Damages
§ 9-11-213. Persons who may solemnize marriages
§ 9-11-214. Recordation of credentials of clerical character
§ 9-11-216. Solemnization contrary to law — Penalty
§ 9-11-217. Failure to sign and return license at time of marriage — Penalty
§ 9-11-218. Return of executed license to clerk — Effect on bond
§ 9-11-219. False return or record — Penalty
§ 9-11-220. Duty of clerk on return of license — Issuance of certificate