Any married person who, while still married, marries, enters into a civil union, or cohabits in this state with another person commits bigamy, unless as an affirmative defense it appears that at the time of the cohabitation, subsequent marriage, or subsequent civil union: The accused reasonably believed the prior spouse to be dead; or The […]
Any unmarried person who knowingly marries or cohabits with another in this state under circumstances known to him which would render the other person guilty of bigamy under the laws of this state commits marrying a bigamist, which is a class 2 misdemeanor. This section is repealed, effective March 1, 2022. Source: L. 71: R&RE, […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] As used in sections 18-6-201 and 18-6-202, “cohabitation” means to live together under the representation of being married.
