Iowa Code § 726.1
Bigamy
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 726 — Protections for the Family, Dependent Persons, Residents of Health Care Facilities, and Older Individuals · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 726.1, Bigamy, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2299489
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1. a. Any person, having a living husband or wife, who marries another, commits bigamy.
b. Any person who marries another who the person knows has another living husband or wife commits bigamy.
2. Bigamy is a serious misdemeanor.
3. Any of the following is a defense to the charge of bigamy:
a. The prior marriage was terminated in accordance with applicable law, or the person reasonably believes on reasonably convincing evidence that the prior marriage was so terminated.
b. The person believes, on reasonably convincing evidence, that the prior spouse is dead.
c. The person has, for three years, had no evidence by which the person can reasonably believe that the prior spouse is alive.