Section 255.05. Unlawfully issuing a dissolution decree  


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  • 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.