{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-8-1","heading":"Bigamy -- Penalty.","body":"Any person, being married, who, during the life of the former husband or wife, shall marry another person in this state, or, if the marriage with such other person take place out of this state, shall thereafter cohabit with such other person in this state, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 8. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY AND DECENCY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-8-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:27Z","sha256":"144f18427a437555777f5c9fc18ef1af4191cd8c0e0787998cddef4171eb4645","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7c-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}