Georgia CommonsTítulo 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Capítulo 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Artículo 4. PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES
16-10-71. False swearing.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.
- (a)
A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or who executes a document knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath or affirmation commits the offense of false swearing when, in any matter or thing other than a judicial proceeding, he knowingly and willfully makes a false statement.#
- (b)
A person convicted of the offense of false swearing shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.#
History
Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 804; Code 1863, §§ 4357, 4358; Code 1868, §§ 4395, 4396; Code 1873, §§ 4462, 4463; Code 1882, §§ 4462, 4463; Penal Code 1895, §§ 258, 259; Penal Code 1910, §§ 261, 262; Code 1933, §§ 26-4003, 26-4004; Code 1933, § 26-2402, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Cross references
False swearing in connection with candidacy for election, § 21-2-565.
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t16-ch7-11-(v14a)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volumen V14A, edición 2018, página 716; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 5985d65f23ef.