Kentucky Statutes 35.722 – Perjury
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Any subject person subject to this code is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who, in a judicial proceeding or course of justice, willfully and corruptly:
(1) Upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, gives any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry; or
(2) In any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under 28 U.S.C. § 1746, subscribes any false statement material to the issue or matter of inquiry.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec.
135, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 59. — Created
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 90, effective July 1, 1954.
Formerly codified as KRS § 35.455.
(1) Upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, gives any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry; or
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.722
- Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) In any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under 28 U.S.C. § 1746, subscribes any false statement material to the issue or matter of inquiry.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec.
135, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 59. — Created
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 90, effective July 1, 1954.
Formerly codified as KRS § 35.455.