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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-156 (2026)

Perjury: Class D felony

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(a) A person is guilty of perjury if, in any official proceeding, such person intentionally, under oath or in an unsworn declaration under sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, makes a false statement, swears, affirms or testifies falsely, to a material statement which such person does not believe to be true.

(b) In any prosecution for an offense under this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the actor was coerced into committing such offense by another person in violation of section 53a-192.

(c) Perjury is a class D felony.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 158; P.A. 10-33, S. 9; 10-180, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 10-33 added reference to an unsworn declaration under Secs. 1-65aa to 1-65hh; P.A. 10-180 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, added new Subsec. (b) re affirmative defense of coercion and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective June 8, 2010.

Cited. 175 C. 279; 189 C. 92; 193 C. 474; 200 C. 243. One-witness-plus-corroboration rule discussed. 204 C. 472.

Cited. 4 CA 359; 5 CA 552; 9 CA 686; 10 CA 605; 17 CA 395.

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Cited in 35 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: State v. Meehan, 796 A.2d 1191 (Conn. 2002).
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State v. Meehan, 796 A.2d 1191 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 4× “The defendant, James Meehan, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of three counts of possession of a narcotic substance in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a), 1 one count *374 of larceny in the second degree in violation of General Statutes…”
State v. Sanchez, 528 A.2d 373 (Conn. 1987). · cites it 10× “On November 11,1984, the defendant, Elsie Sanchez, was convicted by a jury of the crime of perjury in violation of General Statutes § 53a-156 (a). 1 The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction claiming that the trial court erred in: (1) denying her motion for judgment…”
State v. Cohane, 479 A.2d 763 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes § 53a-156 (a). *498 The responsibility of the state’s attorney to conduct the prosecution in accordance with constitutional fair trial standards, however, cannot be defined or limited by the precise contours of the perjury statute.”
Petyan v. Ellis, 510 A.2d 1337 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 2× “Thus, the analogy would be appropriate only if the commission made employers subject to perjury under General Statutes §§ 53a-156 and 53a-157 for falsifying the forms.”
State v. Spendolini, 454 A.2d 720 (Conn. 1983). · cites it 4× “The defendant was charged with the crime of perjury in violation of General Statutes § 53a-156. In this appeal the defendant challenges the court's denial of his motion for accelerated rehabilitation.”
State v. Simmons, 205 A.3d 569 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 5× “See General Statutes § 53a-156 (a) ; Maryland v.”
State v. Paige, 40 A.3d 279 (Conn. 2012). · cites it 4× “Following a jury trial, the defendant, Sheri Paige, then an attorney, was convicted of nine charges relating to the theft of assets from an elderly client, including one count of perjury in violation of General Statutes § 53a-156. [1] The defendant appealed *281 from the…”
State v. James, 725 A.2d 316 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 4× “Moreover, the defendant’s testimony will be admissible at the retrial.”
Xu v. Neubauer, 166 F. Supp. 3d 203 (D. Conn. 2015). · cites it 3× “26, EEOC regulations, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-151a and Conn. Agencies Regs.”
State v. Kimber, 709 A.2d 570 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 7× “” General Statutes § 53a-156 (a) provides: “A person is guilty of perjury if, in any official proceeding, he intentionally, under oath, makes a false statement, swears, affirms or testifies falsely, to a material statement which he does not believe to be true.”
Khan v. Yale Univ., 347 Conn. 1 (Conn. 2023). · cites it 2× “23 General Statutes § 53a-156 (a) provides that ‘‘[a] person is guilty of perjury if, in any official proceeding, such person intentionally, under oath or in an unsworn declaration under sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, makes a false statement, swears, affirms or testifies…”
Cassella v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 494 A.2d 909 (Conn. App. Ct. 1985). · cites it 2× “, the plaintiff’s father, had pleaded guilty to one count of perjury in violation of General Statutes § 53a-156, which arose from Cassella, Sr.”
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