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§ 20-33 Penalty for clerk issuing license contrary to law

If any clerk of a court knowingly issue a marriage license contrary to law, he shall be confined in jail not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding $500.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1919, as § 4541.

Code 1919, § 4541.

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Court Decisions

United States v. Willie McCall (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 08/12/19)
. . . RICHARDSON, Circuit Judge: . . .

SC Dept of Parks, Recreation and Tourism v. Google LLC (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/05/24)
. . . USCA4 Appeal: 23-1849 Doc: 36 Filed: 06/05/2024 Pg: 1 of 13 . . .

Payne v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 11/21/08)
. . . (2008) . . .

Renee Michelle Parady v. Commonwealth of Virginia (COA, 07/05/23)
. . . COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA . . .

Richmond Medical Center for Women v. Hicks (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 02/02/04)
. . . 301 F.Supp.2d 499 (2004) . . .

Crosby v. Commonwealth (COA, 04/19/88)
. . . Barrow, J., . . .

Nader E. Soliman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 06/05/91)
. . . PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge, . . .

. . . Jonathan Corporation v. Michael C. Brickhouse Director, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 04/23/98)
. . . 142 F.3d 217 . . .

Pitchford v. Oakwood Mobile Homes, Inc. (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 11/13/00)
. . . 124 F.Supp.2d 958 (2000) . . .

American General Life v. Wood (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 11/14/05)
. . . PUBLISHED . . .

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