Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-491
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Perjury defined - Defense
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 226
Whoever, in a trial, hearing, investigation, deposition,
certification or declaration, in which the making or subscribing of
a statement is required or authorized by law, makes or subscribes a
statement under oath, affirmation or other legally binding assertion
that the statement is true, when in fact the witness or declarant
does not believe that the statement is true or knows that it is not
true or intends thereby to avoid or obstruct the ascertainment of
the truth, is guilty of perjury, a Class D1 felony offense. It
shall be a defense to the charge of perjury as defined in this
section that the statement is true.
Whoever, in a trial, hearing, investigation, deposition,
certification or declaration, in which the making or subscribing of
a statement is required or authorized by law, makes or subscribes a
statement under oath, affirmation or other legally binding assertion
that the statement is true, when in fact the witness or declarant
does not believe that the statement is true or knows that it is not
true or intends thereby to avoid or obstruct the ascertainment of
the truth, is guilty of perjury, a Class D1 felony offense. It
shall be a defense to the charge of perjury as defined in this
section that the statement is true.
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