 Wisconsin gay couples who marry outside state could face penalty Madison - When Dick Myers heard that California was going to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, he and his partner of nearly 13 years considered traveling there to get married.
That is until Myers and his partner, Steve Brondino, learned of an obscure state law that makes it a crime for Wisconsin residents to enter into marriage in another state if the marriage would be prohibited here. The law imposes a penalty for those who enter into a marriage that's prohibited or declared void in Wisconsin of up to $10,000 and nine months in prison.
"If we would go to California and come back here, what are the chances we might be prosecuted?" Myers asked. "Neither of us could afford the legal costs in defending ourselves." JS Online: Wisconsin gay couples who marry outside state could face penalty
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Prosecuted and jail time, just for getting married. Wow, that is just WRONG. Your religious beliefs end where civil law begins.
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