Arkansas § 5-53-102 Perjury generally

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-53-102 — Perjury generally

(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;

(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; or (3) Makes a false unsworn declaration under the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, § 16-2-201 et seq.

(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.

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(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; (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; or (3) Makes a false unsworn declaration under the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, § 16-2-201 et seq. (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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Act 2017, No. 889,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1166,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2602; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2602.