California · Government Code

GOV §3108: Every person who, while taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required by this chapter, states as true any material matter which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of perjury, and is p

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly states false material information while under oath or affirmation commits perjury, punishable by imprisonment for two to four years.

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Every person who, while taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required by this chapter, states as true any material matter which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of perjury, and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years.

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