{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-8-503","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-8-503","heading":"Perjury in the second degree.","body":"(1) A person commits perjury in the second degree if, other than in an official proceeding, with an intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he makes a materially false statement, which he does not believe to be true, under an oath required or authorized by law.\n\n(2) Perjury in the second degree is a class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations","Part 5 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"a3365a68ef4d5d782e5f879000840103538bdeffb1d667c3e91f0a926fce35d5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-8-502","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-8-503.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}