Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-496
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Contradictory statements as perjury
Official statutory text
Whoever, in one or more trials, hearings, investigations,
depositions, certifications or declarations, in which the making or
subscribing of statements is required or authorized by law, makes or
subscribes two or more statements under oath, affirmation or other
legally binding assertion that the statements are true, when in fact
two or more of the statements contradict each other, is guilty of
perjury, a Class D1 felony offense.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 227
depositions, certifications or declarations, in which the making or
subscribing of statements is required or authorized by law, makes or
subscribes two or more statements under oath, affirmation or other
legally binding assertion that the statements are true, when in fact
two or more of the statements contradict each other, is guilty of
perjury, a Class D1 felony offense.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 227
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