Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7624219.2-161Penalty for false swearing with regard to statement of indigence2025Criminal ProcedureDisability of Judge or Attorney for Commonwealth; Court- Appointed Counsel; Interpreters; TranscriptsAppointment of Attorney for Accused

Any person charged with a felony who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in § 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false, shall be guilty of perjury, punishable as a Class 5 felony. Any person charged with a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail who shall falsely swear or who shall execute the statement provided for in § 19.2-159 knowing such statement to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, §§ 19.1-241.6, 19.1-241.12; 1964, c. 657; 1973, c. 316; 1975, c. 495.