It is not a defense to any offense defined in § 52.15 or § 52.20 that: (a) the oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; (b) the authority or jurisdiction of the person administering the oath was defective, if the defect was excusable under any statute or rule of law; (c) the statement was subject to a proper objection, whether or not such objection was made; or
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(d) the defendant mistakenly believed the falsification to be immaterial, where materiality of the statement is an element of the offense. SOURCE: G.P.C. §§ 121, 122, 123; M.P.C. §§ 241.1(2) (3); 241.2(3); *Cal. § 1055 (T.D. 1969); Cal. § 1123 (1971); Mass. ch. 268, § 1(d) (2) (b); N.J. § 2C:28-(b)(c); 2C:28-2(c). CROSS-REFERENCES: Penal Code §§ 121-123.