One Click Case Law for § 16-10-71
O.C.G.A. § 16-10-70 <-- --> O.C.G.A. §16-10-72

2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES

CHAPTER 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 4 - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES
§ 16-10-71 - False swearing

O.C.G.A. 16-10-71 (2010)
16-10-71. False swearing


(a) A person to whom a lawful oath or affirmation has been administered or who executes a document knowing that it purports to be an acknowledgment of a lawful oath or affirmation commits the offense of false swearing when, in any matter or thing other than a judicial proceeding, he knowingly and willfully makes a false statement.

(b) A person convicted of the offense of false swearing shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.