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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 657; in 1973, chapter 316; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57328,"section_number":"19.2-159","catch_line":"Determination of indigency; guidelines; statement of indigence; appointment of counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-159\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168367,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76242,"identifier":"19.2-161","token":"19.2\/10\/3\/19.2-161","url":"\/19.2-161\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-161\/","token":"19.2\/10\/3\/19.2-161","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for false swearing with regard to statement of indigence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-161","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person charged with a felony<\/span> who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in \u00a7 19.2-159<\/a> knowing such statement to be false, shall be guilty of perjury<\/span>, punishable as a Class 5 felony<\/span>.\n\t\tAny person charged with a misdemeanor<\/span> punishable by confinement in jail who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in \u00a7 19.2-159<\/a> knowing such statement to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR FALSE SWEARING WITH REGARD TO STATEMENT OF INDIGENCE (\u00a7 19.2-161)\n\nAny person charged with a felony who shall falsely swear or who shall execute\nthe statement provided for in \u00a7 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false,\nshall be guilty of perjury, punishable as a Class 5 felony.\n\t\tAny person charged with a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail who\nshall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in \u00a7\n19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 19.1-241.6, 19.1-241.12; 1964, c. 657; 1973, c. 316;\n1975, c. 495.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}