Oklahoma Statutes
§ 21-499 — Defenses to charges of perjury.
Oklahoma § 21-499
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 21Crimes And Punishments
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Bluebook
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-499 (2026).
Text
(1)Upon accusation of a charge of perjury by single statement, as defined in Section 491 of Title 21, it is a defense that the statement is true.
(2)Upon accusation of a charge of perjury by contradictory statements, as defined in Section 496 of Title 21, it is a defense that the accused at the time he made each statement believed the statement was true.
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Legislative History
Laws 1965, c. 126, § 4.
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Bluebook (online)
Oklahoma § 21-499, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ok/21/21-499.