Cal. Penal Code § 123
Cal. Penal Code § 123
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective
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- Cal. Penal Code § 123, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/886396
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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.