425. False statements or oaths for obtaining or acting in office
A person who, in order that he or she may obtain or be qualified to act in any public office, makes, signs, publishes, or uses any declaration, statement, or oath required by law in such case, or any certificate or testimonial as to his or her conduct or as to any other matter which is material for the purposes of his or her obtaining of such office, or for his or her qualification to act in such office, if he or she does so knowing that such declaration, statement, oath, certificate, or testimonial is false in any material particular, is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 5 years.