Sec. 1. (a) A person who:
(1) makes a false, material statement under oath or affirmation, knowing the statement to be false or not believing it to be true; or
(2) has knowingly made two (2) or more material statements, in a proceeding before a court or grand jury, which are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false;
commits perjury, a Level 6 felony.
(b) In a prosecution under subsection (a)(2):
(1) the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and
(2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably contradictory statements which are material to the point in question.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.501.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration
Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations
35-44.1-2-2. Obstruction of Justice
35-44.1-2-2.5. Disabling a Law Enforcement Recording Device
35-44.1-2-3. False Reporting; False Informing
35-44.1-2-4. False Identity Statement
35-44.1-2-5. Assisting a Criminal
35-44.1-2-6. Impersonation of a Public Servant
35-44.1-2-7. Unlawful Use of a Police Radio
35-44.1-2-8. Unlawful Manufacture or Sale of Police or Fire Insignia
35-44.1-2-9. Failure to Appear
35-44.1-2-10. Failure to Respond to a Summons
35-44.1-2-11. Interference With Jury Service