California § 281 - Every person having a spouse living, who marries or enters into a registered dome
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 281 — Every person having a spouse living, who marries or enters into a registered dome, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 281. Every person having a spouse living, who marries or enters into a registered dome
(a) Every person having a spouse living, who marries or enters into a registered domestic partnership with any other person, except in the cases specified in Section 282, is guilty of bigamy. (b) Upon a trial for bigamy, it is not necessary to prove either of the marriages or registered domestic partnerships by the register, certificate, or other record evidence thereof, but the marriages or registered domestic partnerships may be proved by evidence which is admissible to prove a marriage or registered domestic partnership in other cases; and when the second marriage or registered domestic partnership took place out of this state, proof of that fact, accompanied with proof of cohabitation thereafter in this state, is sufficient to sustain the charge.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 281
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 281 cover?
Section 281 ("Every person having a spouse living, who marries or enters into a registered dome") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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