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Tex. Penal Code § 37.04 — Materiality

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 37: PERJURY AND OTHER FALSIFICATION, Texas Penal Code.

Full text of Tex. Penal Code § 37.04

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Penal Code § 37.04Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A statement is material, regardless of the admissibility of the statement under the rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or outcome of the official proceeding. (b) It is no defense to prosecution under Section 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the declarant mistakenly believed the statement to be immaterial. (c) Whether a statement is material in a given factual situation is a question of law.

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