(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the first degree when in any official proceeding he swears falsely and his false statement is material to the proceeding in which it is made.
(b) Perjury in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration.
Article 5 - Perjury and Related Offenses.
Section 13A-10-100 - Definitions.
Section 13A-10-101 - Perjury in the First Degree.
Section 13A-10-102 - Perjury in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-10-103 - Perjury in the Third Degree.
Section 13A-10-105 - Corroboration Required for Perjury Conviction; Exception.
Section 13A-10-106 - Denial of Guilt in Previous Trial Not to Be Prosecuted as Perjury.
Section 13A-10-107 - When Retraction of False Statement Bar to Perjury Conviction.
Section 13A-10-108 - Irregularities No Defense to Perjury Prosecution.