{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-703","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-703","heading":"Aggravated perjury","body":"(a) A person commits an offense who, with intent to deceive: (1) Commits perjury as defined in § 39-16-702 ; (2) The false statement is made during or in connection with an official proceeding; and (3) The false statement is material. (b) It is no defense that the person mistakenly believed the statement to be immaterial. (c) Aggravated perjury is a Class D felony. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.\n(a) A person commits an offense who, with intent to deceive: (1) Commits perjury as defined in § 39-16-702 ; (2) The false statement is made during or in connection with an official proceeding; and (3) The false statement is material.\n(1) Commits perjury as defined in § 39-16-702 ;\n(2) The false statement is made during or in connection with an official proceeding; and\n(3) The false statement is material.\n(b) It is no defense that the person mistakenly believed the statement to be immaterial.\n(c) Aggravated perjury is a Class D felony.","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":"fbf0f17c57692c5fc194baa91ea387b43257d77ae0937dbd7b6eacbc6a812859","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-702","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}