Georgia § 38-2-1131 - Perjury.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-1131 — Perjury., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-2-1131. Perjury.
Any person subject to this article is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who in a judicial proceeding or in a course of justice willfully and corruptly: 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 In any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury, subscribes any false statement material to the issue or matter of inquiry. (Code 1981, § 38-2-1131 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.) Cross references. - Statute of limitations, § 38-2-437. U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 931.
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Section 38-2-1131 ("Perjury.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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