{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1231","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1231","heading":"Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense.","body":"In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense that the accused retracted the false statement in the course of the proceeding in which it was made, before the false statement substantially affected the proceeding and before it became manifest that its falsity was or would be exposed.","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#1231","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"80a98ada2bc8f29f2b75d3bd2bc5177d73e6435fc74149ec114a8aa961268750","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1226-1230","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}