Penalty for celebrating marriage without license (§ 20-28)—Virginia Decoded

Penalty for celebrating marriage without license

If any person knowingly perform the ceremony of marriage without lawful license, or officiate in celebrating the rites of marriage without being authorized by law to do so, he shall be confined in jail not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding $ 500.

History

Code 1919, § 4542.

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Court Decisions

Eddie W. Patton v. State of North Carolina (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/14/67)
. . . denial of credit is permitted on retrial.20 . . .

Drummond v. United States (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 07/16/48)
. . . March 3, 1887, 24 Stat. 505, 28 U.S.C. sec. 41(20) [28 U.S.C.A. § 41(20)]. The bill therefore does . . .

. . . Dethorn Graham v. City of Charlotte M.S. Connor R.B. Townes . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 08/25/87)
. . . 105 S.Ct. at 1699; see also Terry, 392 U.S. at 20, 28-29, 88 S.Ct. at 1879, 1883-84. The conduct . . .

Durrett v. Durrett (SCV, 01/14/63)
. . . contract. Moore Crutchfield, 136 Va. 20, 28, 116 S.E. 482; Barnes American . . .

. . . Gary Lee Roller v. William E. Gunn, Executive Director of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/19/97)
. . . until the filing fees are paid. . . .

Shoosmith v. Scott (SCV, 03/04/77)
. . . with the contract. Moore Crutchfield, 136 Va. 20, 28, 116 S.E. 482, 484; Barnes American Fert. . . .

Martin v. Martin (SCV, 04/27/64)
. . . the contract. Moore Crutchfield, 136 Va. 20, 28, 116 S.E. 482, 484; Barnes American Fert. . . .

. . . United States v. Grace Ann Sheek, and John Gordon Wallace, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/30/93)
. . . history. Russello v. United States, 464 U.S. 16, 20-28, 104 S.Ct. 296, 299-303, 78 L.Ed.2d 17 . . .

. . . William Torchinsky Sylvia Torchinsky v. Siwinski, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 08/09/91)
. . . acted without probable cause. Id. at 19-20. . . .

. . . Peter Jones Field v. Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 10/23/87)
. . . under G.S. 20-28, and the revocation was an impaired driving revocation under G.S. 20-28.2(a). . . .

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