{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-18-5405","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 18-5405","heading":"Incompetency of witness no defense.","body":"It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused was not competent to give the testimony, deposition or certificate of which falsehood is alleged. It is sufficient that he did give such testimony or make such deposition or certificate.","path":["TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 54 PERJURY AND SUBORNATION OF PERJURY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch54/sect18-5405/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:17:01Z","sha256":"27819678b4e412728135801a4de11516be580c859c68eb616f80c4c7696b509e","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-18-5404","next":"us-id/idaho-code-18-5406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}