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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 523.020: Perjury in the first degree.

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  1. 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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