2021 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title L - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 210 - Perjury and Related Offenses
210.10 - Perjury in the Second Degree.

Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 210.10 (2021)
§ 210.10 Perjury in the second degree.

A person is guilty of perjury in the second degree when he swears falsely and when his false statement is (a) made in a subscribed written instrument for which an oath is required by law, and (b) made with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his official functions, and (c) material to the action, proceeding or matter involved.

Perjury in the second degree is a class E felony.


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