{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.02","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 37.02","heading":"PERJURY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive and with knowledge of the statement's meaning:\n(1) he makes a false statement under oath or swears to the truth of a false statement previously made and the statement is required or authorized by law to be made under oath; or\n(2) he makes a false unsworn declaration under Chapter 132, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 37. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.37.htm#37.02","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"dd625cf6be1112e944952fc9c911490012bc4c017473ccafc806417d6a434c51","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.01","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}