Bigamy
Known as the Human Rights and Heartbeat Protection Act
The act spans §§ 2919–2919 (52 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Estes v. State (2018)
Most recently applied in Estes v. State (May 2018)
Effective: January 1, 1974; Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No married person shall marry another or continue to cohabit with such other person in this state.
(B) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that the actor's spouse was continuously absent for five years immediately preceding the purported subsequent marriage, and was not known by the actor to be alive within that time.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of bigamy, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.