(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the first degree when in any official proceeding he swears falsely and his false statement is material to the proceeding in which it is made.
(b) Perjury in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 13A-10-101
Perjury in the First Degree.
Known as the Alabama Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Douglas (1986)
Most recently applied in 26 I. & N. Dec. 895 - ALVARADO (July 2016)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4905.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.