Penal Code section 284

Every person who knowingly and willfully marries or enters into a registered domestic partnership with the spouse of another, in any case in which such spouse would be punishable under the provisions of this chapter, is punishable by a fine not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Source: Section 284, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=284. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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§ 284’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_284

Original Source: Section 284, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=284. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).