Any person authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths and affirmations, who falsely certifies that an oath or affirmation has been administered by him to any person in any matter where an oath or affirmation is by law required or falsely certifies that any affidavit, deposition or written statement of any kind required by law to be made upon oath or affirmation has been sworn or affirmed to before him by the person making such affidavit, deposition or written statement in any case where the same is required by law to be made, shall be guilty of a class E felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 8706; P.A. 13-258, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 3 years to a class E felony.
See Sec. 1-24 re officers empowered to administer oaths.
Statute not void for vagueness; it is sufficiently explicit to guide persons of ordinary intelligence; “false” imports requirement of specific intent to deceive. 175 C. 279.
Cited. 5 CA 616.