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RCW 9A.72.060 — Perjury and false swearing—Retraction
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.72: Perjury And Interference With Official Proceedings, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9A.72.060
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
No person shall be convicted of perjury or false swearing if he or she retracts his or her false statement in the course of the same proceeding in which it was made, if in fact he or she does so before it becomes manifest that the falsification is or will be exposed and before the falsification substantially affects the proceeding. Statements made in separate hearings at separate stages of the same trial, administrative, or other official proceeding shall be treated as if made in the course of the same proceeding.
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