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N.Y. Penal Law § 210.40: Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration
  4. Article 210. Perjury and Related Offenses

§ 210.40 Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree.

A person is guilty of making an apparently sworn false statement in

the first degree when he commits the crime of making an apparently sworn

false statement in the second degree, and when (a) the written

instrument involved is one for which an oath is required by law, and (b)

the false statement contained therein is made with intent to mislead a

public servant in the performance of his official functions, and (c)

such false statement is material to the action, proceeding or matter

involved.

Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree is a

class E felony.

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