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Ala. Code § 13A-10-102

Perjury in the Second Degree.

Known as the Alabama Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4906; Act 2024-237, §2.)

(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the second degree if he or she does either of the following:

(1) Swears with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of the public servant’s duty and his or her false statement is material to the action, proceeding, or matter involved.

(2) Knowingly presents a false document purporting to be a lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying or providing a right to or in real property to another person with the intent to civilly detain or to remain upon the real property.

(b) Perjury in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.