{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-255.15","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 255.15","heading":"Bigamy","body":"§ 255.15 Bigamy.\n  A person is guilty of bigamy when he contracts or purports to contract\na marriage with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or\nthe other person has a living spouse.\n  Bigamy is a class E felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents","Article 255. Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/255.15","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"cc481fc8133c36a273649721eb7474d3d2df76a5b1481d348e72c4a782b6334f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-255.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-255.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}