California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 125

An unqualified statement of that which one does not know to be true is equivalent to a statement of that which one knows to be false.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 125 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-7-of-crimes-against-public-justice/chapter-5-perjury-and-subornation-of-perjury/section-125

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Perjury and Subornation of Perjury

§ 118§ 118.1§ 118a§ 119§ 120§ 121§ 122§ 123§ 124§ 125§ 126§ 127§ 128§ 129§ 131

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