{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1223","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1223","heading":"Perjury in the first degree; class D felony.","body":"A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree when the person swears falsely and when the false statement consists of testimony and is material to the action, proceeding or matter in which it is made.\nPerjury in the first degree is a class D felony.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc06/index.html#1223","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"8cd96b983f7fa5fbde83c55d559661e31ecd8a43416e7b27aeaf686c7d009d86","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1222","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}