Va. Code § 19.2-161

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 19.2-161 - Penalty for false swearing with regard to statement of indigence

Any person charged with a felony who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in § 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false, shall be guilty of perjury, punishable as a Class 5 felony.

Any person charged with a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in § 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Va. Code § 19.2-161

Code 1950, §§ 19.1-241.6, 19.1-241.12; 1964, c. 657; 1973, c. 316; 1975, c. 495.

Amended by Acts 1975, § c. 495.

Amended by Acts 1973, § c. 316.

Amended by Acts 1964, § c. 657.