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Minn. Stat. § 609.355

BIGAMY.

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Estes v. State (2018)

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

1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .355; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444

Subdivision 1. Definition.

In this section "cohabit" means to live together under the representation or appearance of being married.

Subd. 2. Acts constituting.

Whoever does any of the following is guilty of bigamy and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both:

(1) knowingly having a prior marriage that is not dissolved, contracts a marriage in this state; or

(2) contracts a marriage with another in this state with knowledge that the prior marriage of the other is not dissolved; or

(3) marries another outside this state with knowledge that either of them has a prior marriage that has not been dissolved, and then cohabits with the other in this state.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.