{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "210.50", "citation": "Penal Law § 210.50", "heading": "Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration", "text": ["§ 210.50 Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration.", "In any prosecution for perjury, except a prosecution based upon inconsistent statements pursuant to section 210.20, or in any prosecution for making an apparently sworn false statement, or making a punishable false written statement, falsity of a statement may not be established by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/210.50", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "In a prosecution for perjury, making an apparently sworn false statement, or making a punishable false written statement, the statement’s falsity **cannot be proved only by the uncorroborated testimony of 1 witness**. ★ The exception is a perjury prosecution based on inconsistent statements under **§ 210.20**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/210.50", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}