Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Perjury

Perjury
s. 131 of the Crim. Code
Election / Plea
Crown Election	Indictable
Jurisdiction	Prov. Court SC Judge + PI (I) SC Jury + PI (I) (536(2))
Summary Dispositions
Indictable Dispositions
Maximum	14 years jail
References
Offence Elements Sentence Principles Sentence Digests

Legislation

Perjury
131. (1) Subject to subsection (3), every one commits perjury who, with intent to mislead, makes before a person who is authorized by law to permit it to be made before him a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation, by affidavit, solemn declaration or deposition or orally, knowing that the statement is false.
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Punishment
132. Every one who commits perjury is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

– CCC

Application

For charges of perjury or any other attempts to pervert the cause of justice, denunciation and deterrence must be emphasized.

See Also

• Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Offences by Penalty