{"data":{"id":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-1016","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"8 Pa.C.S. § 1016","heading":"Examination of witnesses; penalty.","body":"An individual called as a witness, as provided in this chapter, may be examined under oath, administered by the president of council or chair of the committee and, for the giving of false testimony, shall be liable for prosecution under applicable laws for perjury.","path":["Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS","PART I BOROUGHS","CHAPTER 10 POWERS AND DUTIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS","SUBCHAPTER A COUNCIL"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=08\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=10\u0026sctn=16\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-04-02 (Statute Update stamp, 8 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:38Z","sha256":"786f95a0d5798fee3f3c6cc58978158d87ff93e7110c49b90dd6d542b3434eae","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-1015","next":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-1041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}