Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 53a, Penal Code
Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 53a) § 53a-190: Bigamy: Class D felony
What this law says, in plain English
Bigamy—marrying or cohabiting as married while a prior marriage exists—is a Class D felony. Affirmative defenses include reasonable belief the prior spouse was dead, reliance on a court judgment terminating the prior marriage, or the single person's lack of knowledge of the other's legal marriage status.
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