(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful marrying if the person knowingly marries or purports to marry

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.51.140

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) another when that person or the other is lawfully married to a third person;
(2) more than one person simultaneously; or
(3) a person who simultaneously is marrying another person.
(b) Unlawful marrying is a class A misdemeanor.