Utah Code
Utah Code § 76-7-101.5 (2026)
Child bigamy -- Penalty
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An actor 18 years of age or older is guilty of child bigamy when, knowing he or she has a wife or husband, or knowing that a person under 18 years of age has a wife or husband, the actor carries out the following with the person who is under 18 years of age:
purports to marry the person who is under 18 years of age; and
cohabitates with the person who is under 18 years of age.
A violation of Subsection (1) is a second degree felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2007 · leading case: State v. Holm, 2006 UT 31 (Utah 2006).
State v. Holm, 2006 UT 31 (Utah 2006). “As the child bigamy statute was not enacted until after Holm's prosecution, Holm was not charged with child bigamy.”
Bronson v. Swensen, 500 F.3d 1099 (10th Cir. 2007). “See Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-101.5 . Under this statute, it is a second degree felony for a person, knowing he or she has a wife or husband, to marry or to cohabit with a person under the age of eighteen.”
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