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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 18-8-509: Perjury and false swearing - irregularities no defense.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE
  2. Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations
  3. Part 5 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES

(1) It is no defense to a prosecution under sections 18-8-502 to 18-8-504 that:

(a) The defendant was not competent, for reasons other than mental disability or immaturity, to make the false statement alleged;

(b) The statement was inadmissible under the law of evidence;

(c) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or

(d) The person administering the oath lacked authority to do so, if the taking of the oath was required by law.

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