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It shall be inadmissible as defense in any cause of action for perjury or aggravated perjury that:\n(a) The circumstances under which the oath was made or taken were irregular.\n(b) The fact that the accused did not know the relevance of the false statement he/she made, or that such false statement did not affect the cause of action. It shall suffice that such false statement is material or important and that it possibly could have been used to affect said proceedings.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 277, eff. May 1, 2005.