Delaware § 1231 Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense

Delaware Statutes

§ 1231 — Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense

Delaware § 1231

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Administration

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 1231 (2026).

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In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense that the accused retracted the false statement in the course of the proceeding in which it was made, before the false statement substantially affected the proceeding and before it became manifest that its falsity was or would be exposed.

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