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N.Y. Penal Law § 210.50 — Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 210: Perjury and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.

Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 210.50

Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.

N.Y. Penal Law § 210.50Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
210.50 Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration. In any prosecution for perjury, except a prosecution based upon inconsistent statements pursuant to section 210.20, or in any prosecution for making an apparently sworn false statement, or making a punishable false written statement, falsity of a statement may not be established by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness.

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