Delitos contra la familia en Dakota del Sur

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si una persona se casa mientras ya está casada con otra, puede ser castigada. También prohíbe relaciones sexuales entre familiares cercanos que no están casados.

Es como tener un equipo de fútbol: si un jugador ya está en un equipo, no puede unirse a otro sin dejar el primero. Igual pasa con el matrimonio, no se puede tener más de uno al mismo tiempo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está casado con Ana. Si Juan decide casarse con otra mujer, por ejemplo, Laura, sin haber terminado su matrimonio con Ana, estaría cometiendo bigamia. Si alguien descubre esto, Juan podría enfrentar problemas legales serios.

Penalidades

La bigamia y el incesto son delitos considerados felonías, lo que implica penas de cárcel y multas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

HomeLegislatorsSessionInterimLawsAdministrative RulesBudgetStudentsReferencesMyLRC +SearchCodified LawsCodified LawsCodified LawsHome>Codified Laws>22>22APreviousNextGo To:(1-1-1) or Google SearchPrinter Friendly22-22A OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILYCHAPTER 22-22AOFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY22-22A-1Bigamy--Exceptions--Felony.22-22A-2Incest--Prohibited sexual contact--Felony.22-22A-3Aggravated incest_Related child--Felony.22-22A-3.1Aggravated incest--Foster child--Felony.22-22A-4Removal of minor from state for adoption prohibited until parents' consent or termination of rights--Violation as felony.22-22A-1.Bigamy--Exceptions--Felony.Any person who, while married to another presently living person, marries any other person, is guilty of bigamy. The provisions of this section do not apply to:(1)    Any person, if that person's husband or wife has been absent for five successive years and is not known to be living by such person;(2)    Any person, if that person's husband or wife has absented himself or herself from such spouse by being outside the United States, continuously for at least five years;(3)    Any person, if that person's marriage has been pronounced void, annulled, or dissolved by a competent court; or(4)    Any person, presently married, who believes, in good faith, and has reason to believe, that the marriage has been pronounced void, annulled, or dissolved by a competent court.Bigamy is a Class 6 felony.Source:SDC 1939, § 13.1713;SL 1976, ch 158, §22-6;SL 2000, ch 104, § 1; SDCL, §22-22-15;SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 19, 23.22-22A-2.Incest--Prohibited sexual contact--Felony.Any persons, eighteen years of age or older, who knowingly engage in a mutually consensual act of sexual penetration with each other:(1)    Who are not legally married; and(2)    Who are within degre