Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
DOM Domestic Relations |
Article 3. Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage |
Section 15-A. Marriages of minors under fourteen years of age
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Any marriage in which either party is under the age of fourteen years is hereby prohibited. Any town or city clerk who shall knowingly issue a marriage license to any persons, one or both of whom shall be at the time of their contemplated marriage actually under the age of fourteen years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of one hundred dollars.