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§ 16-10-71. False swearing
GA ST § 16-10-71West's Code of Georgia AnnotatedTitle 16. Crimes and Offenses (Approx. 2 pages)
§ 16-10-71. False swearing
GA ST § 16-10-71West's Code of Georgia AnnotatedTitle 16. Crimes and Offenses (Approx. 2 pages)
West's Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 16. Crimes and Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 10. Offenses Against Public Administration (Refs & Annos)
Article 4. Perjury and Related Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Ga. Code Ann., § 16-10-71
§ 16-10-71. False swearing
(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or who executes a document knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath or affirmation commits the offense of false swearing when, in any matter or thing other than a judicial proceeding, he knowingly and willfully makes a false statement.
Credits
Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 804; Laws 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Formerly Code 1863, §§ 4357, 4358; Code 1868, §§ 4395, 4396; Code 1873, §§ 4462, 4463; Code 1882, §§ 4462, 4463; Penal Code 1895, §§ 258, 259; Penal Code 1910, §§ 261, 262; Code 1933, §§ 26-4003, 26-4004; Code 1933, § 26-2402.
Ga. Code Ann., § 16-10-71, GA ST § 16-10-71
The statutes and Constitution are current through legislation passed at the 2023 Regular Session of the Georgia General Assembly. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details. The statutes are subject to changes by the Georgia Code Commission.
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