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C.R.S. § 18-8-509 — Perjury and false swearing - irregularities no defense.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 5: PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-509
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) It is no defense to a prosecution under sections 18-8-502 to 18-8-504 that: (a) The defendant was not competent, for reasons other than mental disability or immaturity, to make the false statement alleged; (b) The statement was inadmissible under the law of evidence; (c) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or (d) The person administering the oath lacked authority to do so, if the taking of the oath was required by law.
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