Michigan Laws 32.1131 – Giving false testimony in a proceeding as perjury; punishment
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 32.1131
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
A person subject to this code who in a proceeding under this code wilfully and corruptly gives, upon a lawful oath or in a form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, a false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial directs.