Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 575.070 - Proof of falsity of statementsNo person shall be convicted of a violation of section* 575.040, 575.050 or 575.060 based upon the making of a false statement except upon proof of the falsity of the statement by:
(1) The direct evidence of two witnesses; or(2) The direct evidence of one witness together with strongly corroborating circumstances; or(3) Demonstrative evidence which conclusively proves the falsity of the statement; or(4) A directly contradictory statement by the defendant under oath together with:(a) The direct evidence of one witness; or(b) Strongly corroborating circumstances; or(5) A judicial admission by the defendant that he or she made the statement knowing it was false. An admission, which is not a judicial admission, by the defendant that he or she made the statement knowing it was false may constitute strongly corroborating circumstances.Amended by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.L. 1977 S.B. 60
Effective 1-1-79