W. Va. Code § 61-8-1
Bigamy -- Penalty
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 61 — Crimes and Their Punishment · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- W. Va. Code § 61-8-1, Bigamy -- Penalty, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2392665
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2392665@1- SHA-256
144f18427a437555777f5c9fc18ef1af4191cd8c0e0787998cddef4171eb4645
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
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.