Bigamy; penalties; defense

W.S. § 6-4-401 — under Chapter 4 — Offenses Against Morals, Decency And Family.

W.S. § 6-4-401

Bigamy; penalties; defense. (a) A person commits bigamy if, being married and knowing that his spouse is alive, he marries again. (b) It is a defense that the accused person reasonably believed that he was eligible to remarry. (c) Bigamy is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.