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§2. A person is said to be legally bound by an oath if they – | §2. A person is said to be legally bound by an oath if they – | ||
(a) Provide a testimony, statement, or deposition to a member of the Department of Justice, or legally recognized investigatory body, judge, justice, panel of justices, or panel of judges; | :(a) Provide a testimony, statement, or deposition to a member of the Department of Justice, or legally recognized investigatory body, judge, justice, panel of justices, or panel of judges; | ||
(b) Provide information to a law enforcement officer for the purposes of an investigation; or, | |||
(c) Have sworn or affirmed, under penalty of perjury before any legally recognized government body, having been informed that the body is a legally recognized government body, to tell the truth. | :(b) Provide information to a law enforcement officer for the purposes of an investigation; or, | ||
:(c) Have sworn or affirmed, under penalty of perjury before any legally recognized government body, having been informed that the body is a legally recognized government body, to tell the truth. | |||
§3. The sentences available for perjury shall be an unlimited fine and a mute of up to one (1) month. | §3. The sentences available for perjury shall be an unlimited fine and a mute of up to one (1) month. | ||
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Revision as of 09:51, 31 March 2025
Perjury Act
An Act to clarify and expand the meaning of perjury in the Criminal Code.
Article 1: Amendment
§1. The Criminal Code is amended by – Replacing Article 19 with the following:
Article 19: Perjury
§1. Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by any express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration or certification on any subject, makes a false statement, which they know or believe to be false, or do not believe to be true, commits the offense of perjury.
§2. A person is said to be legally bound by an oath if they –
- (a) Provide a testimony, statement, or deposition to a member of the Department of Justice, or legally recognized investigatory body, judge, justice, panel of justices, or panel of judges;
- (b) Provide information to a law enforcement officer for the purposes of an investigation; or,
- (c) Have sworn or affirmed, under penalty of perjury before any legally recognized government body, having been informed that the body is a legally recognized government body, to tell the truth.
§3. The sentences available for perjury shall be an unlimited fine and a mute of up to one (1) month.
