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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 837
PERJURY

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F.S. 837.02

837.02 Perjury in official proceedings.—

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever makes a false statement, which he or she does not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding in regard to any material matter, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Whoever makes a false statement, which he or she does not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding that relates to the prosecution of a capital felony, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not an element of the crime of perjury under subsection (1) or subsection (2), and the defendant’s mistaken belief that the statement was not material is not a defense.

History.—s. 1, sub-ch. 6, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2561; GS 3473; RGS 5343; CGL 7477; s. 998, ch. 71-136; s. 55, ch. 74-383; s. 33, ch. 75-298; s. 3, ch. 97-90; s. 1311, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 837.02

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 837.02

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S837.02 - PERJURY - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8511 - F: T

S837.02 1 - PERJURY - MAKE FALSE AFFIDAVIT IN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING - F: T

S837.02 2 - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - IN PROSECUTION OF CAPITAL FELONY - F: S

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