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C.R.S. § 18-8-509

Perjury and false swearing

Known as the Colorado Victim and Witness Protection Act

The act spans §§ 18–18 (90 sections).

(1) It is no defense to a prosecution under sections 18-8-502 to 18-8-504 that: (a) The defendant was not competent, for reasons other than mental disability or immaturity, to make the false statement alleged; (b) The statement was inadmissible under the law of evidence; (c) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or (d) The person administering the oath lacked authority to do so, if the taking of the oath was required by law.

Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.