Perjury in the second degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 210.10 Perjury in the second degree.
A person is guilty of perjury in the second degree when he swears falsely and when his false statement is (a) made in a subscribed written instrument for which an oath is required by law, and (b) made with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his official functions, and (c) material to the action, proceeding or matter involved.
Perjury in the second degree is a class E felony.
A person commits second-degree perjury by swearing falsely in a signed written instrument for which the law requires an oath, with intent to mislead a public servant performing official duties, when the false statement is material to the matter. ★ The offense is a class E felony.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.