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2025 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-499. Defenses to charges of perjury.
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21 OK Stat § 499 (2025)
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(1) Upon accusation of a charge of perjury by single statement, as defined in Section 491 of Title 21, it is a defense that the statement is true.
(2) Upon accusation of a charge of perjury by contradictory statements, as defined in Section 496 of Title 21, it is a defense that the accused at the time he made each statement believed the statement was true.
Laws 1965, c. 126, § 4.
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