Indiana Code 35-46-1-2. Bigamy
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
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:
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7Class Prison Fine Level 6 felony between 6 mos. and 2 1/2 years up to $10,000
(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.