{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1232","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1232","heading":"Perjury; no defense.","body":"It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that:\n(1) The accused was not competent under the relevant rules of evidence to make the false statement alleged; or\n(2) The accused mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial; or\n(3) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or\n(4) A document purporting to be made upon oath and uttered or published as so made by the accused was not in fact made under oath; or\n(5) The court in which the acts constituting the offense were committed lacked jurisdiction over the person of the accused or over the subject matter.","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#1232","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"7700f33b6c549cc61dfe47e77369f2f1110825143e9f204450262e8e698220d4","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1231","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1233"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}