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KRS § 523.010 Definitions
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The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Material false statement" means any false statement, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence which could have affected the outcome of the proceeding. Whether a falsific…
KRS § 523.020 Perjury in the first degree
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(1) A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree when he or she makes a material false statement, which he or she does not believe: (a) In any official proceeding under an oath required or authorized by law; (b) In a subscribed written instrument for which an oath is require…
KRS § 523.030 Perjury in the second degree
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(1) A person is guilty of perjury in the second degree when he makes a material false statement which he does not believe in a subscribed written instrument for which an oath is required or authorized by law with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his of…
KRS § 523.040 False swearing
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(1) A person is guilty of false swearing when he makes a false statement which he does not believe under oath required or authorized by law. (2) False swearing is a Class B misdemeanor.