PART II. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 241. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS

§241.1. Perjury.
(1) Offense Defined. A person is guilty of perjury, a felony of the third degree, if in any official proceeding the person makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of a statement previously made, when the statement is material and the person does not believe it to be true.
(2) Materiality. Falsification is material, regardless of the admissibility of the statement under rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or outcome of the proceeding. It is no defense that the declarant mistakenly believed the falsification to be immaterial. Whether is falsification is material in a given factual situation is a question of law.
(3) Irregularities No Defense. It is not a defense to prosecution under this Section that the oath or affirmation was administered or taken in an irregular manner or that the declarant was not competent to make the statement. A document purporting to be made upon oath or affirmation at anytime when the actor presents it as being so verified shall be deemed to have been duly sworn or affirmed.
(4) Retraction. No person shall be guilty of an offense under this Section if the person retracted the falsification in the course of the proceeding in which it was made before it became manifest that the falsification was or would be exposed and before the falsification substantially affected the proceeding.
(5) Inconsistent Statements. Where the defendant made inconsistent statements under oath or equivalent affirmation, both having been made within the period of the statute of limitations, the prosecution may proceed by setting forth the inconsistent statements in a single count alleging in the alternative that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant. In such case it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove which statement was false but only that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant to be true.
(6) Corroboration. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this Section where proof of falsity rests solely upon contradiction by testimony of a single person other than the defendant.

§241.2. False Swearing.
(1) False Swearing in Official Matters. A person who makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of such a statement previously made, when the person does not believe the statement to be true, is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
(a) the falsification occurs in an official proceeding; or
(b) the falsification is intended to mislead a public servant in performing the public servant's official function.
(2) Other False Swearing. A person who makes a false statement under oath or equivalent affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of such a statement previously made, when the person does not believe the statement to be true, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, if the statement is one which is required by law to be sworn or affirmed before a notary or other person authorized to administer oaths.
(3) Perjury Provisions Applicable. Subsections (3) to (6) of Section 241.1 apply to the present Section.

§241.3. Unsworn Falsification to Authorities.
(1) In General. A person commits a misdemeanor if, with intent to mislead a public servant in performing the public servant's official function, the person:
(a) makes any written false statement which the person does not believe to be true, provided, however, that this Subsection does not apply in the case of a written false statement made to a law enforcement officer by a person then in official custody and suspected of having committed a crime; or
(b) intentionally creates a false impression in a written application for any pecuniary or other benefit, by omitting information necessary to prevent statements therein from being misleading; or
(c) submits or invites reliance on any writing which the person knows to be forged, altered or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or
(d) submits or invites reliance on any sample, specimen, map, boundary-mark, or other object which the person knows to be false.
(2) Statements "Under Penalty." A person commits a petty misdemeanor if the person makes a written false statement which the person does not believe to be true, on or pursuant to a form bearing notice, authorized by law, to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable.
(3) Perjury Provisions Applicable. Subsections (3) to (6) of Section 241.1 apply to the present Section.