California Statutes
§ 123. — 123. (Enacted 1872.)
California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 7.·Part 1. TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE·Ch. 5. CHAPTER 5. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury
It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him; or that it did not, in fact, affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material, and might have been used to affect such proceeding.
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Legislative History
Enacted 1872.
Nearby Sections
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§ 123.
123. (Enacted 1872.)§ 1236.
1236. (Enacted 1872.)