{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "255.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 255.10", "heading": "Unlawfully procuring a marriage license", "text": ["§ 255.10 Unlawfully procuring a marriage license.", "A person is guilty of unlawfully procuring a marriage license when he procures a license to marry another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.", "Unlawfully procuring a marriage license is a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/255.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "**Obtaining a license to marry while either person has a living spouse** is unlawfully procuring a marriage license, a **class A misdemeanor**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/255.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}