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2012 SESSION
12101173DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-362 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-362. Person marrying when husband or wife is living; penalty; venue.
If any person, being married, shall, during the life of the
husband or wife, (i)
marry or purport to marry another
person in this the
Commonwealth,
or, if the marriage or purported marriage with
such other person take takes place out of the
Commonwealth, shall thereafter cohabit with such other person in this the
Commonwealth, or (ii) cohabit with another person in the
Commonwealth under the appearance of being married, he or
she shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Venue for a violation of this section
may be in the county or city where the subsequent marriage or
purported marriage occurred or where the parties to the subsequent marriage
cohabited.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 890 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.