{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1002","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-1002","heading":"Attendance of witnesses — Wilful false swearing.","body":"Any wilful false swearing on the part of any witness before any trial board mentioned in § 5-1001 as to any material fact shall be deemed perjury and shall be punished in the manner prescribed by law for such offense.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 10. Trial Boards.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-1002","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ec0b9fe6bf41a5399a1c50352386a6b1718c3a67ad114c3987aea242128320a9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1001","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}