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KRS 523.020

Perjury in the first degree

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Wilson v. Commonwealth (1980)

Most recently applied in 26 I. & N. Dec. 895 - ALVARADO (July 2016)

Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky

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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 required or authorized by law, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official functions when such person is subscribing a warrant accusing his or her spouse of an offense under KRS Chapter 510; or (c) In an application for a warrant under KRS 455.180.

(2) Perjury in the first degree is a Class D felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.