KRS 530.010

Bigamy -- Defense

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Posey v. Commonwealth (2006)

Most recently applied in Estes v. State (May 2018)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

(1) A person is guilty of bigamy when he:

(a) Purports to marry another person knowing he has a husband or wife or knowing the other person has a husband or wife; or (b) Cohabits in this state after a bigamous marriage in another state.

(2) It shall be a defense to bigamy that the accused believed he was legally eligible to remarry.

(3) Bigamy is a Class D felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.