A person is guilty of unlawfully issuing a dissolution decree when,
not being a judicial officer authorized to issue decrees of divorce or
annulment, he issues a written instrument reciting or certifying that he
or some other purportedly but not actually authorized person has issued
a valid decree of civil divorce, annulment or other dissolution of a
marriage.
Unlawfully issuing a dissolution decree is a class A misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
Title O - Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
Article 255 - Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship
255.00 - Unlawfully Solemnizing a Marriage.
255.05 - Unlawfully Issuing a Dissolution Decree.
255.10 - Unlawfully Procuring a Marriage License.
255.20 - Unlawfully Procuring a Marriage License, Bigamy, Adultery: Defense.
255.25 - Incest in the Third Degree.
255.26 - Incest in the Second Degree.