§ 5-53-102 - Perjury generally.
5-53-102. Perjury generally.
(a) A person commits perjury if in any official proceeding he or she makes a false material statement, knowing it to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law.
(b) Lack of knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not a defense to a charge of perjury.
(c) Perjury is a Class C felony.