What are the laws in Tennessee for a bigamy?
Full Question:
What are the laws in Tennessee for a bigamy?
09/27/2007 |
Category: Criminal |
State: Tennessee |
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Answer:
The applicable Tennessee statutes are as follows:
39-15-301. Bigamy. —
(a) A person commits bigamy who:
(1) Is married and purports to marry a person other than the person's
spouse in this state under circumstances that would, but for the person's
existing marriage, constitute a marriage; or
(2) Knows that a person other than the person's spouse is married and
purports to marry the person in this state under circumstances that
would, but for the person's existing marriage, constitute a marriage.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under subdivision (a)(1) that the
person reasonably believed that the person's marriage had been dissolved
by death, divorce or annulment.
(c) Bigamy is a Class A misdemeanor.