On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 4:52 PM Ronald F. Guilmette <[email protected]> wrote: > Are these attestations signed "under penality of perjury"?
Hi Ronald, No. Only things the law specifically authorizes to be signed under penalty of perjury can be signed under penalty of perjury. The best known example is DMCA complaints explicitly authorized under 17 USC 512(C)(3)(A)(vi) where a takedown notice is not considered issued unless the sender swears under penalty of perjury that they're authorized to represent the owner of the copyright. Criminal perjury charges can't generally be brought against someone unless they lie in a situation recognized as being "under oath." It's not supposed to be a tool used in civil contracts. Generally speaking, lying in representations involving a contract can be fraud, not perjury. No specific formula is required for it to be fraud. The officer attestation, however, means that if it's a lie the signatory is presumed to have known so and can't just claim that some rogue employee did it. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin [email protected] https://bill.herrin.us/ _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
