yourstate.us
Home / Louisiana / Criminal Law
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:125.1

False swearing in paternity cases

Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 14 — Criminal Law · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:125.1, False swearing in paternity cases, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2696924
Permanent ID
ys:prov:2696924@1
SHA-256
25f8dcb58fd351b77bad3049356fcb7b83b6c2d78a00ab02b90d5c98f785f040

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

A. False swearing in paternity cases is the intentional making of a written or oral statement, known to be false, under sanction of oath or equivalent statement, where such oath or affirmation is given for use in any judicial proceeding filed by or on behalf of the state of Louisiana to establish paternity. B. Whoever commits the crime of false swearing in paternity cases shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.