Rhode Island General Laws 11-33-7. Perjury or false swearing – Child support
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Every person who shall violate any provision of this chapter in any case or controversy involving the abandonment or nonsupport of a child pending before the family court or any other tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed twenty (20) years.
[See §?12-1-15 of the General Laws.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 29, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 374, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-33-7
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6