PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Anyone covered by this chapter who, on purpose and with bad intent, gives false testimony while sworn (or using an allowed substitute oath) in a court or other legal proceeding, or signs a false written statement made under penalty of perjury as allowed under section 1746 of title 28, commits perjury. They can be punished as a court-martial decides.

Title 10, §931

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any person subject to this chapter who in a judicial proceeding or in a course of justice willfully and corruptly—

(1)upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, gives any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry; or

(2)in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28, subscribes any false statement material to the issue or matter of inquiry;

is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 93150:725.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 131), 64 Stat. 142. The words “in a” are inserted before the words “course of justice”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1982—Par. (2). Pub. L. 97–295 struck out “United States Code,” after “title 28,”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–550 divided existing provisions into an introductory phrase, par. (1), and a closing phrase, and added par. (2).

§931 Art. 131. Perjury