45-5-611. Bigamy. (1) A person commits the offense of bigamy if, while married, the person knowingly contracts or purports to contract another marriage unless at the time of the subsequent marriage:
(a) the offender believes on reasonable grounds that the prior spouse is dead;
(b) the offender and the prior spouse have been living apart for 5 consecutive years throughout which the prior spouse was not known by the offender to be alive;
(c) a court has entered a judgment purporting to terminate or annul any prior disqualifying marriage and the offender does not know that judgment to be invalid; or
(d) the offender reasonably believes that the offender is legally eligible to remarry.
(2) A person convicted of bigamy shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
History: En. 94-5-604 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-604; amd. Sec. 1660, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 5. Offenses Against the Person
Part 6. Offenses Against the Family
45-5-601. Prostitution -- patronizing prostitute -- exception
45-5-602. Promoting prostitution
45-5-603. Aggravated promotion of prostitution
45-5-604. Evidence in cases of promotion
45-5-605. through 45-5-610 reserved
45-5-611. Bigamy
45-5-614. through 45-5-619 reserved
45-5-622. Endangering welfare of children
45-5-623. Unlawful transactions with children
45-5-625. Sexual abuse of children
45-5-626. Violation of order of protection
45-5-627. Ritual abuse of minor -- exceptions -- penalty
45-5-628. Criminal child endangerment
45-5-629. and 45-5-630 reserved
45-5-631. Interference with parent-child contact
45-5-632. Aggravated interference with parent-child contact
45-5-634. Parenting interference