Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-26-201 — Bigamy
Arkansas·Title 5
(a)A person commits bigamy if, being married, he or she purports to marry another person.
(b)It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that at the time of the alleged offense the actor:
(1)Reasonably believed that the prior spouse was dead;
(2)Had lived apart from the prior spouse for five (5) consecutive years throughout which time the prior spouse was not known to the actor to be alive;
(3)Reasonably believed that a court had ordered a valid termination or annulment of the prior marriage; or (4) Otherwise reasonably believed that the actor was legally eligible to marry.
(c)Bigamy is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2402; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2402.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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