{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-701","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-701","heading":"Definitions for perjury offenses","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Material\" means the statement, irrespective of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, could have affected the course or outcome of the official proceeding;\n(2) \"Oath\" means a solemn and formal undertaking to tell the truth and includes an equivalent affirmation permitted by law as a substitute for an oath administered by a person authorized by law to take statements under oath;\n(3) \"Official proceeding\" means any type of administrative, executive, judicial, or legislative proceeding that is conducted before a public servant authorized by law to take statements under oath in that proceeding; and\n(4) \"Statement\" means any representation of fact.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"c67d04d90c2d54317e6068a6f1e1abd500e18aea5bb9de707af8629ebed700a0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-610","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}