The penalty varies depending on the state or country you live in. In the US, most states have a penalty of 5 years in prison and a $5000 fine. Hawaii and Rhode Island have the least severe penalties, one with several weeks in jail and the other with a $1000 fine. In some other countries, polygamy is legal and has no penalty.
§21‑881. Bigamy defined.
Every person who having been married to another who remains living, marries any
other person except in the cases specified in the next section is guilty of bigamy.
R.L.1910, § 2439.
§21‑882. Exceptions to the rule of bigamy.
The last preceding section does not extend:
1. To any person whose husband or wife by a former marriage has been absent for five (5)
successive years without being known to such person within that time to be living; nor,
2. To any person whose husband or wife by a former marriage has absented himself or
herself from his wife or her husband and has been continually remaining without the United States
for a space of five (5) years together; nor,
3. To any person by reason of any former marriage which has been pronounced void,
annulled or dissolved by the judgment of a competent court; nor,
4. To any person by reason of any former marriage with a husband or wife who has
been sentenced to imprisonment for life.
R.L.1910, § 2440.
§21‑883. Bigamy a felony.
Any person guilty of bigamy shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the
State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2441. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 260, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,
1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 164, eff. July 1, 1999.
§22‑746. Bigamy, proof on trial for.
Upon a trial for bigamy, it is not necessary to prove either of the marriages by the register,
certificate or other record evidence thereof, but the same may be proved by such evidence
as is admissible to prove a marriage in other cases, and when the second marriage took
place out of the state, proof of that fact accompanied with proof of cohabitation thereafter
in this state, is sufficient to sustain the charge.
R.L.1910, § 5903.
§43-123. Remarriage and cohabitation - Appeal from judgment.
It shall be unlawful for either party to an action for divorce whose former husband or
wife is living to marry in this state a person other than the divorced spouse within six (6)
months from date of decree of divorce granted in this state, or to cohabit with such other
person in this state during said period if the marriage took place in another state; and if an
appeal be commenced from said decree, it shall be unlawful for either party to such cause
to marry any other person and cohabit with such person in this state until the expiration of
thirty (30) days from the date on which final judgment shall be rendered pursuant to such
appeal. Any person violating the provisions of this section by such marriage shall be
deemed guilty of the felony of bigamy. Any person violating the provisions of this section
by such cohabitation shall be deemed guilty of the felony of adultery.
An appeal from a judgment granting or denying a divorce shall be made in the same
manner as in any other civil case.
R.L. 1910, § 4971. Amended by Laws 1925, c. 119, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1957, p. 82, § 1; Laws 1969,
c. 322, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 5, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971. Renumbered from Title 12, § 1280 by Laws
1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 462, eff. July 1, 1999.
§43-124. Bigamy a felony.
Every person convicted of bigamy as such offense is defined in Section 123 of this
title shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary
for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years.
R.L. 1910, § 4972. Renumbered from § 1281 of Title 12 by Laws 1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov.
1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 463, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 336, eff. July 1, 1999.
class A misdemeanor is at most 11months 29days in jail and/or a $2500 fine.
The penalty or punishment for bigamy in Alabama is a Class C felony. The jail time could be as long as ten years but no less than one year.
Yes
Bigamy in the Philippines is a public offense. Anybody who has knowledge of the facts can file a complaint.
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Punishment is an abstract noun.
No. The terms bigamy and polygamy refer to a person marrying more than one person at the same time. Many people marry more than once through death, divorce or annulment and they are not bigamists or polygamists.
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Then it is called a bigamy. Bigamy has big punishment in countries like the US.
.Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic Church, bigamy is not technically possible, as if one is already validly married, it is impossible to marry again. Attempted bigamy then would be a sin, along the lines of fornication. Bigamy, as far as punishment is concerned, has always been a civil matter, not regulated by the Church, but by the civil government of whatever country the person lives in.
Depending on the number of times you may have committed it, it is either a misdemeanor or a felony.
The punishment is divorce and paying alimony.
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It is a well known fact that bigamy is the worst crime in the UK. It is punishable by death through mutilation of the penis. Another answer In the UK bigamy is punished by imprisonment. If the bigamy causes harm or injury to either party or the bigamy is part of a deliberate avoidance of the UK's immigration process eg a bogus marriage, then there will be a custodial sentence. In less serious cases the prison sentence may be suspended.
Living on the street.
Polygamy is illegal everywhere in the United States due to a federal law. The individual punishment and definition of bigamy or polygamy in Nebraska can be defined by the state.
Operation Bigamy happened in 1942.
Bigamy is the act of legally marrying more than 1 person. This is illegal in the United States and many people have been arrested for bigamy.
Bigamy is when someone is married to two people at the same time.