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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “False material statement” means any false statement, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, which affects or could affect the course or outcome of an official proceeding or the action or decision of a public servant in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-102 Perjury generally
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(a) A person commits perjury if in an official proceeding he or she knowingly:(1) Makes a false material statement under an oath required or authorized by law;(2) Applies for or submits an absentee ballot for a city, school district, county, state, or federal election knowing tha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-103 False swearing generally
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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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-104 Perjury — Retraction
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(a) It is a defense to a prosecution for perjury that the defendant retracted his or her false material statement:(1) In a manner showing a complete and voluntary retraction of the statement;(2) During the course of the same official proceeding in which the statement was made; an…