In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense that the
defendant retracted his false statement in the course of the proceeding
in which it was made before such false statement substantially affected
the proceeding and before it became manifest that its falsity was or
would be exposed.
Structure New York Laws
Title L - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 210 - Perjury and Related Offenses
210.00 - Perjury and Related Offenses; Definitions of Terms.
210.05 - Perjury in the Third Degree.
210.10 - Perjury in the Second Degree.
210.15 - Perjury in the First Degree.
210.20 - Perjury; Pleading and Proof Where Inconsistent Statements Involved.
210.35 - Making an Apparently Sworn False Statement in the Second Degree.
210.40 - Making an Apparently Sworn False Statement in the First Degree.
210.45 - Making a Punishable False Written Statement.
210.50 - Perjury and Related Offenses; Requirement of Corroboration.