Texas Penal Code

§ 37.05 — RETRACTION

PE § 37.05Title 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 37. PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION

It is a defense to prosecution under Section 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the actor retracted his false statement:

(1)before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding; and

(2)before it became manifest that the falsity of the statement would be exposed.

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.