{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-530.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 530.010","heading":"Bigamy -- Defense.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of bigamy when he:\n(a) Purports to marry another person knowing he has a husband or wife or\nknowing the other person has a husband or wife; or\n(b) Cohabits in this state after a bigamous marriage in another state.\n(2) It shall be a defense to bigamy that the accused believed h e was legally eligible to\nremarry.\n(3) Bigamy is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 530"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19995","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:05Z","sha256":"3a9bd7769a7a3281a5b5289a7a34f39412e50f4d217304ec5c5c374cb7e28bd0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-529.180","next":"us-ky/krs-530.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}