Criminal Code Warning: this is not an official translation. Under all circumstances the original text in Dutch language of the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) prevails

Part IV. Minor Offences related to Civil Status 
Section 448 
Any person who fails to comply with his statutory obligation to register a birth or death with a civil 
registrar for the registers of births or deaths, shall be liable to a fine of the first category. 
Section 449 
1.  A minister of religion who, prior to having been given evidence by the parties that their marriage 
has been solemnised by a civil registrar, officiates in any official religious ceremony in celebration 
of the marriage, shall be liable to a fine of the second category. 
2.   If during the commission of the minor offence, two years have not yet expired since a previous 
conviction of the offender for a similar minor offence became final, a term of detention not 
exceeding two months or a fine of the second category may be imposed.