A.R.S. § 13-3606: Bigamy Law
Bigamy; classification; exception
Is it illegal to have multiple spouses in Arizona?
In Arizona, yes: a person who knowingly marries another person while already married is guilty of bigamy, a class 5 felony. An exception applies if the prior spouse has been absent and unheard-from for five years, or if the earlier marriage was voided, annulled, or dissolved by a court.
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13-3606. Bigamy; classification; exception
A. A person having a spouse living who knowingly marries any other person is guilty of a class 5 felony.
B. Subsection A of this section does not extend to a person whose spouse by the former marriage has been absent for five successive years without being known to such person within that time to be living, nor to any person whose former marriage has been pronounced void, annulled or dissolved by judgment of a competent court.
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