Section 255.00. Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage  


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  • A person is guilty of unlawfully solemnizing a marriage when:
        1.  Knowing  that he is not authorized by the laws of this state to do
      so, he performs a marriage ceremony or presumes to solemnize a marriage;
      or
        2. Being authorized by the laws of  this  state  to  perform  marriage
      ceremonies  and  to solemnize marriages, he performs a marriage ceremony
      or solemnizes a  marriage  knowing  that  a  legal  impediment  to  such
      marriage exists.
        Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage is a class A misdemeanor.