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N.Y. Penal Law § 255.15 (2026)

Bigamy

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§ 255.15 Bigamy.
  A person is guilty of bigamy when he contracts or purports to contract
a marriage with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or
the other person has a living spouse.
  Bigamy is a class E felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1967–2018 · leading case: State v. Green, 2004 UT 76, 99 P.3d 820.
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State v. Green, 2004 UT 76, 99 P.3d 820. · cites it 2× “439 (2003); N.Y. Penal Law § 255.15 (2003); Or.Rev.Stat.”
Estes v. State, 546 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “§ 16-6-20 (1968); N.Y. Penal Law § 255.15 (Consol. 1967); Nev.”
People v. Phillips, 183 A.D.2d 856 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1992). “We have reviewed the defendant’s remaining contentions and find them to be without merit (see, Penal Law §§ 255.15, 255.20; People v Morgan, 171 AD2d 698 ).”
David v. Pillai, 303 A.D.2d 708 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2003). “In this case, the division of marital property was on the whole fair and appropriate (see Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [5] [d] [13]; Penal Law § 255.15; Bullaro v Bullaro, 231 AD2d 666 [1996]; Langdon v Langdon, 138 AD2d 358 [1988]).”
Golden v. Paterson, 23 Misc. 3d 641 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2008). “(Penal Law §§ 255.15, 255.25.) The Legislature’s refusal to enact a statute prohibiting recognition of same-sex marriages validly performed in other jurisdictions (Martinez v County of Monroe, 50 AD3d at 192-193 ; Godfrey v Hevesi, NYLJ, Sept.”
People v. Ezeonu, 155 Misc. 2d 344 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1992). “(Penal Law § 255.15.) Hence, "[i]t has been held that when this State is called upon to recognize either an incestuous or bigamous marriage, it will assert its strong public policy of condemnation thereof and refuse recognition even if that marriage was valid where consummated.”
Anderson v. Anderson, 238 A.2d 45 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1967). “” 4 N.Y. Pen. Law § 255.15 : “bigamy—. A person is guilty of bigamy when he eontraets or purports to contract a marriage with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.”
In re Fassler, 108 A.D.2d 118 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 1985). “35), and to bigamy, a class D felony (see, Penal Law § 255.15). On January 8, 1985, respondent was sentenced on the grand larceny charge to a term of 5 years’ probation and an intermittent term of imprisonment of 12 weekends, and was ordered to make *119 restitution in the…”
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