23-2513. Penalty for not complying with statutory requirements. Any judge or clerk of the district court or person authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony in this state who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and the county or district attorney of any county when presented with a statement of facts and circumstances shall forthwith initiate and promptly follow up the necessary court proceedings against the parties responsible for the alleged violation of the law.
History: L. 1913, ch. 224, § 8; R.S. 1923, 23-111; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 122; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 22; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised
23-2501 Nature of marriage relation.
23-2503 Incestuous marriages void.
23-2504 Solemnizing marriage; persons authorized to officiate.
23-2508 Validity of marriages contracted without state.
23-2509 Forms for licenses, issuance; photocopy to applicant; computer generated licenses.
23-2510 License fee; authorized only by legislative enactment; disposition.
23-2512 Records of marriages; indexing; certified copies or abstracts.
23-2513 Penalty for not complying with statutory requirements.
23-2514 Copy of licenses returned kept by court personnel.
23-2516 Validation of certain marriages; performance of marriage by Baha'is assembly.
23-2517 Solemnizing marriage; persons not authorized; penalty.