{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.05","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 37.05","heading":"RETRACTION.","body":"It is a defense to prosecution under Section 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the actor retracted his false statement:\n(1) before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding; and\n(2) before it became manifest that the falsity of the statement would be exposed.\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#37.05","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"02fcb8f77d2d9e23c43ff8455c4440a7c7fae21f8a925cd94a8c7efa9cafa543","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.04","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-37.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}