Brad Daw voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Amends Bigamy Laws
Signed by Governor Gary Herbert
Title: Amends Bigamy Laws
Vote to pass a bill that defines bigamy and classifies it as a third degree felony.
Defines bigamy as a person with a husband or wife purporting to marry and cohabitate with another person (Sec. 1).
Classifies bigamy as a third-degree felony (Sec. 1).
Classifies bigamy as a second-degree felony if the accused is also convicted during the same prosecution of the following (Sec. 1):
Inducing marriage or bigamy under false pretenses;
Domestic abuse;
Child abuse;
Sexual abuse; or
Human trafficking.
Specifies that defense of bigamy includes the following (Sec. 1):
The accused left a bigamous relationship for fear of coercion or bodily harm;
The accused is a minor who left a bigamous relationship; or
Title: Amends Bigamy Laws
Vote to pass a bill that defines bigamy and classifies it as a third degree felony.
Defines bigamy as a person with a husband or wife purporting to marry and cohabitate with another person (Sec. 1).
Classifies bigamy as a third-degree felony (Sec. 1).
Classifies bigamy as a second-degree felony if the accused is also convicted during the same prosecution of the following (Sec. 1):
Inducing marriage or bigamy under false pretenses;
Domestic abuse;
Child abuse;
Sexual abuse; or
Human trafficking.
Specifies that defense of bigamy includes the following (Sec. 1):
The accused left a bigamous relationship for fear of coercion or bodily harm;
The accused is a minor who left a bigamous relationship; or
Title: Amends Bigamy Laws