720 ILCS 5/32-3 – Subornation of Perjury
This law says it is a crime to get someone else to lie under oath on purpose.
This Illinois law makes it illegal to cause another person to lie while giving sworn testimony. If someone convinces another person to lie in court, that crime is called subornation of perjury, and it is a Class 4 felony.
(a) A person commits subornation of perjury when they knowingly cause or persuade someone else to make a false statement under oath, knowing that the statement is not true.
(b) Sentence: Subornation of perjury is punished as a Class 4 felony.
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