Texas Penal Code
§ 37.02 — PERJURY
PE § 37.02Title 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 37. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if, with intent to deceive and with knowledge of the statement's meaning:
(1)he makes a false statement under oath or swears to the truth of a false statement previously made and the statement is required or authorized by law to be made under oath; or
(2)he makes a false unsworn declaration under Chapter 132, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Legislative history
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.