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O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 21-2-560 (2019)

Making of false statements generally

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 21-2-565, any person who shall make a false statement under oath or affirmation regarding any material matter or thing relating to any subject being investigated, heard, determined, or acted upon by any public official, in accordance with this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1894, p. 115, § 13; Penal Code 1895, § 625; Penal Code 1910, § 660; Code 1933, § 34-9901; Code 1933, § 34-

1901, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. False swearing generally, § 16-10-71.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Fingerprinting not required. - An offense under O.C.G.A. § 21-2-560 would not be designated as one which requires

fingerprinting. 1998 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 98-20.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2012 · leading case: Jolley v. Grantham, 424 S.E.2d 362 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992).
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Jolley v. Grantham, 424 S.E.2d 362 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “OCGA §§ 21-2-560; 16-1-10. See generally 5 USCA § 7324 (a).”
Hogan v. State, 730 S.E.2d 178 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 21-2-560, which addresses the making of false statements generally, provides: Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 21-2-565, any person who shall make a false statement under oath or affirmation regarding any material matter or thing relating to any subject being…”
Vincent Hogan v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “2 OCGA § 21-2-560, which addresses the making of false statements generally, provides: “Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 21-2-265, any person who shall make a false statement under oath or affirmation regarding any material matter or thing relating to any subject…”
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