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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-3-32. Penalty for improper issuance of license.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-3-32. Penalty for improper issuance of license.

If any judge of the probate court or clerk issues a marriage license in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 19-3-30, the judge or clerk, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 43, § 2.