Every accusation of false swearing presumptively imports a charge of perjury, and every accusation importing the commission of a crime punishable by indictment must be held presumptively to mean what the language used ordinarily imports.
Alabama Legal Code
Section 6-5-180 - Import of Accusations of False Swearing or Commission of Crime
Source: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-180· Version 2026