Oklahoma Code § 21-491
Oklahoma Code § 21-491. Reproduced from the official Oklahoma Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 21-491.
Perjury defined - Defense.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Whoever, in a trial, hearing, investigation, deposition,
certification or declaration, in which the making or subscribing of
a statement is required or authorized by law, makes or subscribes a
statement under oath, affirmation or other legally binding assertion
that the statement is true, when in fact the witness or declarant
does not believe that the statement is true or knows that it is not
true or intends thereby to avoid or obstruct the ascertainment of
the truth, is guilty of perjury, a Class D1 felony offense. It
shall be a defense to the charge of perjury as defined in this
section that the statement is true.
R.L.1910, § 2211.
Amended by Laws 1965, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff.
May 24, 1965; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 378, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Oklahoma Statutes § 21-491
- Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
- Code: Oklahoma Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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