(a) A person commits perjury if in an official proceeding he or she knowingly:
(1) Makes a false material statement under an oath required or authorized by law; or
(2) Applies for or submits an absentee ballot for a city, school district, county, state, or federal election knowing that he or she is unlawfully applying for or unlawfully submitting the absentee ballot.
(b) Lack of knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not a defense to a charge of perjury under this section.
(c) Perjury is a Class C felony.
Section: 5-53-102 5-53-103 5-53-104 5-53-105 5-53-106 5-53-107 5-53-108 5-53-109 5-53-110 5-53-111 5-53-112 5-53-113 5-53-114 5-53-115 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016