Arkansas § 5-53-103 False swearing generally

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-53-103 — False swearing generally

Arkansas § 5-53-103

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-103 (2026).

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(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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(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.