{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-499","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-499","heading":"Defenses to charges of perjury","body":"(1) Upon accusation of a charge of perjury by single statement,\n\nas defined in Section 491 of Title 21, it is a defense that the\n\nstatement is true.\n\n(2) Upon accusation of a charge of perjury by contradictory\n\nstatements, as defined in Section 496 of Title 21, it is a defense\n\nthat the accused at the time he made each statement believed the\n\nstatement was true.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"a739d8ce795b7fc3a8af73e94d6afb34dac6fe0091f8f17fca38024bd1ce7bb0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-498","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}