Bigamy
N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-20-13
in effect12.1-20-13. Bigamy
1. A person who marries another person, while married to another person, is guilty of a
class C felony.
2. Subsection 1 does not extend to:
a. A person whose spouse has been absent for five successive years and is
believed by him or her to be dead.
b. A person whose spouse has voluntarily absented himself and has continually
remained without the United States for the space of five successive years.
c. A person whose former marriage has been pronounced void, null, or dissolved by
the judgment of a competent court.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c20.pdf#nameddest=12p1-20-13Fetched: 10/16/2026
