§ 5-53-103. False swearing generally

AR Code § 5-53-103 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) A person commits false swearing if other than in an official proceeding he or she makes a false material statement, knowing it to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law or in an unsworn declaration under the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, § 16-2-201 et seq.

(b) Lack of knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not a defense to a charge of false swearing.

(c) False swearing is a Class A misdemeanor.