Question:

I was a witness in a trail a year ago. I testified wrongly and was compensated. Now, my ex-girlfriend is threatening me, she is going to the police and turn me in. Is there a law for perjury? What can the police do against me?

Answer:

Kaitlin Verdura agrees with the answer previously by D. Cantor:

A.R.S. 13-2702 indicates that a person commits perjury by making either a false sworn statement in regard to a material issue, believing it to be false or a false unsworn declaration/statement in regard to a material issue that the person subscribes as true under penalty of perjury, believing it to be false.

This offense is a class four felony and subjects you to probation up to 3.75 years in the Department of Corrections if this is your first felony offense. If police have evidence to believe that you committed perjury they would submit this to the County Attorney for charging.

I would suggest you stop discussing this in any forum, private or public, as your statements can be used against you.

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