Section 142: Bigamy - Penalties for Marrying While Already Married

Any person who, having a husband or wife living, goes through a ceremony of marriage which is void by reason of its taking place during the life of the husband or wife commits a felony and is liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term of five years; except that this section shall not extend to any person whose marriage with a husband or wife has been declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction, nor to any person who contracts a marriage during the life of a former husband or wife, if the husband or wife, at the time of the subsequent marriage, shall have been continually absent from the person for the space of seven years, and shall not have been heard of by that person as being alive within that time.