defense.
In any prosecution for unlawfully procuring a marriage license,
bigamy, or adultery, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant
acted under a reasonable belief that both he and the other person to the
marriage or prospective marriage or to the sexual intercourse, as the
case may be, were unmarried.
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.