Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-401 (2026)

Bigamy; penalties; defense.

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(a) A person commits bigamy if, being married and knowing
that his spouse is alive, he marries again.

     (b) It is a defense that the accused person reasonably
believed that he was eligible to remarry.
     (c) Bigamy is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: Estes v. State, 546 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).

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Estes v. State, 546 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “355 (1986) ; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-401 (1982) ; Alaska Stat.”

Daniel Ray Bowlsby v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 72 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 2× “An example of statutory language containing such a requirement is contained in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-401 (a), Wyoming's bigamy statute, which provides that "A person commits bigamy if, being married and knowing that his spouse is alive, he marries again.”

Williams v. State, 655 P.2d 273 (Wyo. 1982). “Appellant was convicted of robbery and conspiracy in violation of §§ 6-4-401 and 6-1-203, W.S.1977. Appellant contends that he was denied his constitutional right to represent himself.”

Lee v. State, 653 P.2d 1388 (Wyo. 1982). “Appellant was found guilty by a jury of robbery in violation of § 6-4-401, W.S. 1977, and of conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of § 6-1-203, W.”

Potter v. Murray City, 760 F.2d 1065 (10th Cir. 1985). “§ 76-7-101 (1978); Wyo.Stat. § 6-4-401 (1983). See generally H.”

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