Perjury Act

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.