Article 349 Revised Penal Code

Article 349 of the Revised Penal Code is about Bigamy. It is under Chapter Two (Illegal Marriages) of Title Twelve (Crimes Against The Civil Status Of Persons) of the Code.

Bigamy

The penalty of prision mayor shall be imposed upon any person who shall contract a second or subsequent marriage before the former marriage has been legally dissolved, or before the absent spouse has been declared presumptively dead by means of a judgment rendered in the proper proceedings.

See also: Article 348 Revised Penal Code