How long do you go to jail for perjury?

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asked Jul 6, 2019 in Law Enforcement/Police by Mike68 (330 points)
How long do you go to jail for perjury?

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answered Jul 6, 2019 by Grahlu (51,270 points)
The jail or prison time and punishment for committing perjury varies from state to state as the laws pertaining to perjury vary from state to state.

However if a person is convicted and charged with Perjury then the person who was found guilty of perjury in most states can face up to 5 years in prison.

In most if not all states Perjury is a felony charge and gets you at least some prison time and not just jail time.

You'd be very lucky to get off on 1 year in jail when convicted and charged and found guilty of perjury and most times you'll be serving at least a 5 year prison sentence.

So my advise is to not commit perjury anywhere because it will not help you at all and will get you into some serious trouble.

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