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Adultery or Fornication results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.
97-29-1. Adultery and fornication; unlawful cohabitation. If any man and woman shall unlawfully cohabit, whether in adultery or fornication, they shall be fined in any sum not more than five hundred dollars each, and imprisoned in the county jail not more than six months; and it shall not be necessary, to constitute the offense, that…
Couples must wait at least 72 hours to be married unless the man has raped the woman
Say a man and woman want to get married in New Jersey. They’ll have to wait at least 72 hours. Unless, that is, the man was arrested for “bastardy, rape, fornication or of having had carnal knowledge of an unmarried female, and the accused person consents to marry such female.” In that case, officials can…
Unmarried people are prohibited from having sex.
However, if caught, the lovers are both fined only 10 dollars