{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22a-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-22A-1","heading":"Bigamy--Exceptions--Felony.","body":"Any person who, while married to another presently living person, marries any other person, is guilty of bigamy. The provisions of this section do not apply to:\n(1) Any person, if that person's husband or wife has been absent for five successive years and is not known to be living by such person;\n(2) Any person, if that person's husband or wife has absented himself or herself from such spouse by being outside the United States, continuously for at least five years;\n(3) Any person, if that person's marriage has been pronounced void, annulled, or dissolved by a competent court; or\n(4) Any person, presently married, who believes, in good faith, and has reason to believe, that the marriage has been pronounced void, annulled, or dissolved by a competent court.\nBigamy is a Class 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-22A. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-22A-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"5f507125e0f9fd482c2532fc0565a93e2cfca525361d7f58f734acf0724d6f0b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22-47","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-22a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}