45-7-202. False swearing.
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45-7-202 . False swearing.
(1)A person commits the offense of false swearing if the person knowingly makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made when the person does not believe the statement to be true and:
(a)the falsification occurs in an official proceeding;
(b)the falsification is purposely made to mislead a public servant in performing an official function; or
(c)the statement is one that is required by law to be sworn or affirmed before a notary or other person authorized to administer oaths.
(2)Subsections
(4)through
(7)of 45-7-201 apply to this section.
(3)A person convicted of false swearing shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.