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Tex. Penal Code § 37.05 — Retraction

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 § 37.05

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 § 37.05Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
It is a defense to prosecution under Section 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the actor retracted his false statement: (1) before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding; and (2) before it became manifest that the falsity of the statement would be exposed.

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