KRS 523.020: Perjury in the first degree.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 523
(1) A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree when he or she makes a material
false statement, which he or she does not believe:
(a) In any official proceeding under an oath required or authorized by law;
(b) In a subscribed written instrument for whi ch an oath is required or authorized
by law, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or
her official functions when such person is subscribing a warrant accusing his
or her spouse of an offense under KRS Chapter 510; or
(c) In an application for a warrant under KRS 455.180.
(2) Perjury in the first degree is a Class D felony.
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