(3) (Repealed, SG No. 51/2000).
Article 177
(Amended, SG No. 16/2019)
(1) A person who forces another to marry him by using force, threats or abuse of power,
shall be punished by imprisonment for one to six years.
(2) The penalty under Paragraph 1 shall be imposed also on a person who abducts another
person for the purpose of forcing her to marry him.
(3) The penalty under Paragraph 1 shall be imposed also on a person who incites another
person to enter to the territory of another country by using deception for the purpose of forcing
her to marry him.
(4) The penalty under Paragraph 1 shall be imposed also on a person who in any way
incites a person, who does not understand the nature or meaning of the act, to marry him or to
enter to the territory of another country by using deception for the purpose of forcing her to
marry him.
(5) The punishment shall be imprisonment for three to eight years, where the act under the
preceding paragraphs has been committed:
1. by a parent, another relative or guardian;
2. in respect of a minor;
3. with regard to two or more persons;
4. for a venal goal.
Article 178
(1) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 10/1993) A parent or another relative who
receives compensation to permit his daughter or relative to conclude a marriage, shall be
punished by imprisonment for up to one year or by a fine from BGN one hundred to three
hundred, as well as by public censure.
(2) The same punishment shall also be imposed on a person who gives or mediates in the
giving or receiving of such compensation.
Article 179
(1) A person who, where a legal marriage exists, concludes another, shall be punished for
polygamy by imprisonment for up to three years.
(2) The same punishment shall also be imposed on a person who concludes a marriage
with a person whom he or she knows to be in legal marriage.
(3) If the first marriage is declared null and void or is terminated on other grounds, the
punishment shall be imprisonment for up to one year or probation.
Article 180