RCW 9A.72.040: False swearing.

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9A.72.030 << 9A.72.040 >> 9A.72.050

PDFRCW 9A.72.040

False swearing.

(1) A person is guilty of false swearing if he or she makes a false statement, which he or she knows to be false, under an oath required or authorized by law.

(2) False swearing is a gross misdemeanor.

[ 2011 c 336 § 392; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.72.040.]