Sec. 2. (a) A person who, being married and knowing that the person’s spouse is alive, marries again commits bigamy, a Level 6 felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 6 felonybetween 6 mos. and 2 1/2 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7

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     (b) It is a defense that the accused person reasonably believed that the person was eligible to remarry.

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.85; P.L.158-2013, SEC.548.