Delaware § 1232 Perjury; no defense

Delaware Statutes

§ 1232 — Perjury; no defense

Delaware § 1232

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Administration

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 1232 (2026).

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It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that:

(1)The accused was not competent under the relevant rules of evidence to make the false statement alleged; or

(2)The accused mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial; or

(3)The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or

(4)A document purporting to be made upon oath and uttered or published as so made by the accused was not in fact made under oath; or

(5)The court in which the acts constituting the offense were committed lacked jurisdiction over the person of the accused or over the subject matter.

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It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that:

(1) The accused was not competent under the relevant rules of evidence to make the false statement alleged; or

(2) The accused mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial; or

(3) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or

(4) A document purporting to be made upon oath and uttered or published as so made by the accused was not in fact made under oath; or

(5) The court in which the acts constituting the offense were committed lacked jurisdiction over the person of the accused or over the subject matter.