{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-523.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 523.020","heading":"Perjury in the first degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree when he or she makes a material\nfalse statement, which he or she does not believe:\n(a) In any official proceeding under an oath required or authorized by law;\n(b) In a subscribed written instrument for whi ch an oath is required or authorized\nby law, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or\nher official functions when such person is subscribing a warrant accusing his\nor her spouse of an offense under KRS Chapter 510; or\n(c) In an application for a warrant under KRS 455.180.\n(2) Perjury in the first degree is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 523"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51738","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"661cd581a7a229f82c0bf4a108ba2a7a42a989c2513121a7cfe42feece28056e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-523.010","next":"us-ky/krs-523.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}