Don’t make promises you can’t keep.
It is a crime to make a false promise or one that you do not intend to keep and it could land you up a year in prison.
RS 14:125
False swearing
False swearing is the intentional making of a written or oral statement, known to be false, under sanction of an oath or an equivalent affirmation, where such oath or affirmation is required by law; provided that this article shall not apply where such false statement is made in, or for use in, a judicial proceeding or any proceeding before board or official, wherein such board or official is authorized to take testimony.
Whoever commits the crime of false swearing shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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This says nothing about breaking promises. This is about giving false information when you have swear to tell the truth.
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Miche
March 28, 2010
Sorry about the above typo. “Have” was supposed to be deleted
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Miche
March 28, 2010