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Cal. Penal Code § 359

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 12: Other Injuries to Persons, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 359

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 359Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Every person authorized to solemnize marriage, who willfully and knowingly solemnizes any incestuous or other marriage forbidden by law, is punishable by fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not less than three months nor more than one year, or by both.

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