Texas Government Code 432.164 – Perjury
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 432.164
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Oath: includes affirmation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
A person subject to this chapter who in a judicial proceeding or in a court of justice conducted under this chapter wilfully and corruptly gives, on a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial directs.