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2010 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against The Administration Of Government
Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-53-102 - Perjury generally.

5-53-102. Perjury generally.

(a) A person commits perjury if in any official proceeding he or she makes a false material statement, knowing it to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law.

(b) Lack of knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not a defense to a charge of perjury.

(c) Perjury is a Class C felony.

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