{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-71","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-10-71","heading":"False swearing.","body":"(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or who executes a document knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath or affirmation commits the offense of false swearing when, in any matter or thing other than a judicial proceeding, he knowingly and willfully makes a false statement.\n(b) A person convicted of the offense of false swearing shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 10 Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 4 Perjury and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"ed24968810888076eecbf164d8e0582c1ef16b7a33597344364bf61561ae73cf","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-70","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-10-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}