Bigamy

21-5609. Bigamy. (a) Bigamy is any of the following: (1) Marriage within this state by any person who has another spouse living at the time of such marriage; (2) marriage within this state by an unmarried person to a person known to such unmarried person to be the spouse of some other person; or (3) cohabitation within this state after marriage in another state or country under circumstances described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2). (b) Bigamy is a severity level 10, nonperson felony. (c) It shall be a defense to a charge of bigamy that the accused reasonably believed the prior marriage had been dissolved by death, divorce or annulment. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 86; July 1, 2011. Source or Prior Law: 21-3601. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026