Penalty for false swearing with regard to statement of indigence
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 63 Va. App. 30 - William Lloyd Henry v. Commonwealth of Virginia (2014)
Most recently applied in 63 Va. App. 30 - William Lloyd Henry v. Commonwealth of Virginia (February 2014)
Code 1950, §§ 19.1-241.6, 19.1-241.12; 1964, c. 657; 1973, c. 316; 1975, c. 495.
Any person charged with a felony who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in § 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false, shall be guilty of perjury, punishable as a Class 5 felony.
Any person charged with a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in § 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.