Idaho § 18-5401 - Perjury defined
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-5401 — Perjury defined, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-5401. Perjury defined
Every person who, having taken an oath that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, before any competent tribunal, legislative committee, officer, or person in any of the cases in which such an oath may by law be administered, wilfully and contrary to such oath, states as true any material matter which he knows to be false, is guilty of perjury.
[18-5401, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 948; am. 1995, ch. 232, sec. 5, p. 789.]
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Section 18-5401 ("Perjury defined") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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