Oklahoma § 43-14 Penalty for performing unlawful marriage.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 43-14 — Penalty for performing unlawful marriage.

Oklahoma § 43-14

Title 43Marriage And Family

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-14 (2026).

Text

Any minister of the Gospel, or other person authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony within this state, who shall knowingly solemnize the rites of matrimony between persons prohibited by this chapter, from intermarrying shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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Any minister of the Gospel, or other person authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony within this state, who shall knowingly solemnize the rites of matrimony between persons prohibited by this chapter, from intermarrying shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 3896. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 461, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 335, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 506, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 461 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.