Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.51.140 (2026)
Unlawful marrying
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Sec. 11.51.140. Unlawful marrying.
Article 2. Vulnerable Adults.
(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful marrying if the person knowingly marries or purports to marry
(1) another when that person or the other is lawfully married to a third person;
(2) more than one person simultaneously; or
(3) a person who simultaneously is marrying another person.
(b) Unlawful marrying is a class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful marrying if the person knowingly marries or purports to marry
(1) another when that person or the other is lawfully married to a third person;
(2) more than one person simultaneously; or
(3) a person who simultaneously is marrying another person.
(b) Unlawful marrying is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1989–2018 · leading case: Estes v. State, 546 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Estes v. State, 546 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “§ 6-4-401 (1982) ; Alaska Stat. § 11.51.140 (1978) ; Ariz. Rev.”
Alaska Civil Liberties Union v. State, 122 P.3d 781 (Alaska 2005). “AS 11.51.140. 57 . AS 11.41.450. 58 . Alaska Const, art.”
Foreman v. Anchorage Equal Rights Comm'n, 779 P.2d 1199 (Alaska 1989). “130; unlawful marrying, AS 11.51.140; disorderly conduct, AS 11.61.”
Schofield v. City of St. Paul, 238 P.3d 603 (Alaska 2010). “Paul Chief of Police Gary Putman became aware of the apparent double marriage, which he believed constituted the crime of "Unlawful Marrying" under AS 11.51.140. At this time, Chief Putman was also looking into Scho-field's absence from work, because Schofield was due back by…”
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