Pen. Code, § 125 · Chapter 5. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury

Pen. Code, § 125

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

An unqualified statement of that which one does not know to be true is equivalent to a statement of that which one knows to be false.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted 1872.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=125.
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