{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-157b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-157b","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 53a-157). False statement: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of false statement when such person (1) intentionally makes a false written statement that such person does not believe to be true with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of such public servant's official function, and (2) makes such statement under oath or pursuant to a form bearing notice, authorized by law, to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable.\n(b) False statement is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XI*. BRIBERY, OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND OTHER RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-157b","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"f624249d8cf88cda3808bc63e51a25a7cc09c464476267ed80be94aaee68476f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-157a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}