Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Mexico

How is the crime of Bigomy treated in New Mexico

What are the requirements for proof of the crime of bigomy, how is this reported, and is this crime ever prosecuted.


Asked on 4/09/98, 11:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Cynthia Carroll Cynthia Y. Carroll, P.A.

Guilty of bigamy

A person is guilty of bigamy if he/she is a married person and marries another person in this state (NC) or marries another person outside this state and thereafter cohabits with that person in this state (NC)

It is a Class I felony, and it is prosecuted in NC.

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Answered on 4/22/98, 11:52 am


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