2014 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title L - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Article 210 - (210.00 - 210.50) PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES
210.40 - Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree.

NY Penal L § 210.40 (2014) What's This?
210.40 Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree.

A person is guilty of making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree when he commits the crime of making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree, and when (a) the written instrument involved is one for which an oath is required by law, and (b) the false statement contained therein is made with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his official functions, and (c) such false statement is material to the action, proceeding or matter involved.

Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree is a class E felony.


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