Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 123 — Perjury and Subornation of Perjury
Cal. Penal Code § 123
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him; or that it did not, in fact, affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material, and might have been used to affect such proceeding.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 123 — Perjury and Subornation of Perjury is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him; or that it did not, in fact, affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material, and might have been used to affect such proceeding.