§ 17. Clergyman or officer violating article; penalty. If any
clergyman or other person authorized by the laws of this state to
perform marriage ceremonies shall solemnize or presume to solemnize any
marriage between any parties without a license being presented to him or
them as herein provided or with knowledge that either party is legally
incompetent to contract matrimony as is provided for in this article he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not less than fifty dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
Structure New York Laws
Article 3 - Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage
10 - Marriage a Civil Contract.
11 - By Whom a Marriage Must Be Solemnized.
11-B - Registration of Persons Performing Marriage Ceremonies in the City of New York.
11-D - One-Day Marriage Officiant License.
12 - Marriage, How Solemnized.
13-AA - Test to Determine the Presence of Sickle Cell Anemia.
13-B - Time Within Which Marriage May Be Solemnized.
13-C - Twenty-Four Hour Provision Waived in Certain Cases.
13-D - Duty of Clerk Issuing Marriage License.
14 - Town and City Clerks to Issue Marriage Licenses; Form.
14-A - Town and City Clerks to Issue Certificates of Marriage Registration; Form.
15 - Duty of Town and City Clerks.
15-A - Marriages of Minors Under Eighteen Years of Age.
16 - False Statements and Affidavits.
17 - Clergyman or Officer Violating Article; Penalty.
18 - Clergymen or Officer, When Protected.
19 - Records to Be Kept by Town and City Clerks.
19-A - Marriages on Vessels; Reports and Records.
20-A - Certified Transcripts of Records; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish.
20-B - Certification of Marriage; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish.
20-C - Certification of Marriage; New Certificate in Case of Subsequent Change of Name or Gender.
21 - Forms and Books to Be Furnished.
23 - Supervision of and Inspection of Town and City Clerks' Records by State Commissioner of Health.