Title 9 — Crimes and Corrections
48 chapters · 842 sections in this title.
9 GCA § 52.10 Definitions
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As used in this Chapter: (a) official function and public servant have the meanings provided for those terms by § 49.10. (b) material statement means a statement which affected or could have affected the course or outcome of a proceeding, regardless of its admissibility under rul…
9 GCA § 52.15 Perjury; Defined & Punished
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(a) A person is guilty of perjury if, under oath in an official proceeding, he makes a false statement which is material and which he does not believe to be true. (b) Whether a statement is material is a question of law. (c) Perjury is a felony of the third degree. SOURCE: G.P.C.…
9 GCA § 52.20 False Statement Under Oath; Defined & Punished
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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he makes a false statement under oath which he does not believe to be true and: (a) the falsification occurs in an official proceeding; or (b) the falsification is intended to mislead a public servant in performing his official function. SOU…
9 GCA § 52.25 Unavailability of Certain Defenses
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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…
9 GCA § 52.30 Unsworn Falsifications; Defined & Punished
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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, with intent to mislead a public servant in performing his official function, he makes, submits or uses: (a) any written false statement of his own which he does not then believe to be true; or (b) any physical object, exhibit, writing or dr…
9 GCA § 52.40 Intimidation of Witnesses by Extortion; Defined & Punished
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A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if, by any threat which would constitute a means of committing the offense of theft by extortion under this Code if such threat were employed to obtain property, he: (a) attempts to induce any person to refrain from reporting to …
9 GCA § 52.45 Witness Bribery: Solicitation: Definitions; Punishment;
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Affirmative Defenses. A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if he: (a) offers, confers upon, or agrees to confer upon, any person any benefit as consideration for refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any o…
9 GCA § 52.50 Tampering with Witnesses: Defined and Punished
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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he attempts to induce any person to give false testimony in or to withhold testimony from any official proceeding to which he has been or may be properly called as a witness, or to fail to attend any official proceeding to which he has been …
9 GCA § 52.55 Falsifying Evidence; Defined & Punished
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A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if, believing that an official proceeding has been or is about to be instituted, he prepares, offers in evidence or uses any record, document or thing, knowing it to be false and with intent to mislead a public servant who is or …
9 GCA § 52.60 Destroying Evidence; Defined & Punished
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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, believing that an official proceeding has been or is about to be instituted, he destroys, conceals or removes any record, document or thing with intent to impair its availability in the proceeding. SOURCE: G.P.C. § 135: See also § 115a; M.P…
9 GCA § 52.65 Unlawful Communication With Jurors; Defined & Punished
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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, with intent to influence the outcome of an official proceeding, he communicates with a juror, except as may be authorized by law. SOURCE: Cal. § 1105 (T.D. 3, 1969); Cal. § 1148 (1971). CROSS-REFERENCES: §§ 49.10 (c) - Public Servant Includ…