AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERJURY.
Summary
This Act adds testifying at a hearing held by a standing committee of the House of Representatives or Senate or joint committee of the General Assembly within the definition of “swears falsely,” which applies to Delaware’s perjury laws. This addition means that false testimony to a standing or joint committee would subject a person to prosecution for perjury. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Last action Jan 24, 2020
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Mar 14, 2019
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Introduced and Assigned to Judicial Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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