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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 530 FAMILY OFFENSES
530.010 Bigamy -- Defense.

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530.010 Bigamy -- Defense. (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. Effective: January 1, 1975 <br>History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 257, effective January 1, 1975.

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