Any person who makes a false statement in any statement required to be signed under the penalties of false statement under this title and, except as otherwise provided by law, any person who signs the name of another to any such statement shall be guilty of false statement, which shall be deemed to have been committed in the town where such statement is filed and shall be subject to the penalties provided for false statement.
(1949, Rev., S. 1149; 1953, 1955, S. 639d; 1955, S. 621d; 1957, P.A. 442, S. 12; 517, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 64.)
History: 1971 act substituted “false statement” for “perjury” where appearing and following “penalties provided” replaced “in section 53-143” with “for false statement”.