Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-53-103 — False swearing generally
Arkansas·Title 5
(a)A person commits false swearing if other than in an official proceeding he or she makes a false material statement, knowing it to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law or in an 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 false swearing.
(c)False swearing is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Related
Hester v. Langston
759 S.W.2d 797 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1988)
Legislative History
Amended by Act 2017, No. 889,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2603; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2603.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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