Cite as: 21 CNCA § 885

Persons who, being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are by the laws of the Nation declared incestuous and void, intermarry with each other, or commit adultery or fornication with each other, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term not to exceed three (3) years or a fine in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided that such sentence must include a term of imprisonment. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to 57 CNCA § 1 et seq. The jury, if any, shall be advised that the mandatory sex offender registration is a civil remedy that shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 20–08, eff. January 12, 2009. Amended LA 09–12, eff. May 23, 2012. Amended LA 07-21, eff. February 22, 2021.