Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 6042
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 6042
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
§ 6042. Perjury before person or board authorized to examine witnesses
Indictment Against a Person for Committing Perjury Before a Person, or Board Consisting of More Than One Person, Authorized by Law to Examine Witnesses Under Oath
STATE OF VERMONT, Be it remembered that at a
………………………. County, ss. } term of the Superior Court begun
and held at ………………………… , within and for the county of ………………… , aforesaid, on the ……………….. day of …………………………….. A.D. 20………. , the grand jurors within and for the county of …………………………….. , upon their oath present that …………………… of …………………………….. in the county of …………………………….. on the ……………….. day of ……….. ………….. A.D. 20…….. , before (here insert the name of the person or board before whom the perjury was committed) the said (here insert the name of the person or board before whom the perjury was committed) then and there having authority to examine said (here insert name of respondent) under oath (here specify the matter then under consideration) committed the crime of perjury, by testifying in substance as follows: (here insert the matter claimed to be false) which said testimony was material in said proceeding, against the peace and dignity of the State.
(Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)