Arkansas § 5-26-201 Bigamy

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-26-201 — Bigamy

Arkansas § 5-26-201

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-26-201 (2026).

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(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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(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.