Section 551.14 - Unlawful marriage by person authorized to solemnize marriage; penalty.
Revised Statutes of 1846 (EXCERPT)
Chapter 83. Of marriage and the solemnization thereof.
551.14 Unlawful marriage by person authorized to solemnize marriage; penalty.
Sec. 14.
If a person authorized to solemnize marriages knowingly joins any persons in marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall forfeit for each offense a sum not exceeding $500.00.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3217 ;-- CL 1871, 4728 ;-- How. 6218 ;-- CL 1897, 8597 ;-- CL 1915, 11371 ;-- CL 1929, 12699 ;-- CL 1948, 551.14 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983