Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-2705 — Perjury by inconsistent statements
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 27: Perjury and Related Offenses, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-2705
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
When a person has made inconsistent statements under oath, both having been made within the period of the statute of limitations, the prosecution may proceed by setting forth the inconsistent statements in a single charge alleging in the alternative that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant. In such case it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove which statement was false but only that one or the other was false and not believed by the defendant to be true.
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