CODE OF VIRGINIA MAKING FALSE AFFIDAVIT OR SWEARING FALSELY, PERJURY; PENALTY (§ 29.1-702.1) Any person who knowingly makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears to or affirms falsely any matter or thing required by this chapter or Chapter 8 (§ 29.1-800 et seq.) of this title or by the Director incidental to his administration of the boating laws shall, upon conviction, be guilty of perjury. HISTORY: 1990, c. 321.