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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353646</law_id><section_number>20-33</section_number><catch_line>Penalty for clerk issuing license contrary to law</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="56" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2">Marriage Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If any clerk of a <span class="dictionary">court</span> knowingly <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a marriage license contrary to <span class="dictionary">law</span>, he shall be confined in jail not exceeding one year, and fined not exceeding $500.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 4541.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
