21-5609. Bigamy. (a) Bigamy is any of the following:
(1) Marriage within this state by any person who has another spouse living at the time of such marriage;
(2) marriage within this state by an unmarried person to a person known to such unmarried person to be the spouse of some other person; or
(3) cohabitation within this state after marriage in another state or country under circumstances described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2).
(b) Bigamy is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.
(c) It shall be a defense to a charge of bigamy that the accused reasonably believed the prior marriage had been dissolved by death, divorce or annulment.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 86; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 56 - Crimes Affecting Family Relationships And Children
21-5601 Endangering a child; aggravated endangering a child.
21-5603 Contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation.
21-5604 Incest; aggravated incest.
21-5605 Abandonment of a child; aggravated abandonment of a child.
21-5608 Unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage.
21-5610 Unlawful possession of a visual depiction of a child.
21-5611 Unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child.