Definition
(1) Any person who, while already married, marries someone else, by completing the
official procedure, shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six
months to two years.
(2) Any person who, while unmarried, marries someone else, by completing the official
procedure, knowing him to be already married to someone else, shall be sentenced in
accordance with the aforementioned paragraph.
(3) Any person who marries someone else, by completing the official procedure, while
concealing his real identity shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of
three months to one year.
(4) The limitation period in respect of the offences defined in the aforementioned
paragraphs shall take effect as of the date on which the decision on annulment of
marriage becomes final.
(5) Persons who hold a religious marriage ceremony without an official marriage shall be
sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of two to six months. However, if an
official marriage takes place, the criminal case shall be stayed or the sentence, and all
its consequences, shall be set aside.
(6) Any person who administers a religious marriage ceremony without observing a
document verifying an official marriage has been concluded in accordance with the law
shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a period of two to six months.