California Statutes
§ 123. — 123. (Enacted 1872.)
California § 123.
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Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Title7.
Part 1.TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury
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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 123. (2026).
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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.
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