Before You File: Sworn Statements & False-Statement Risks in North Carolina (Macon County Complaint Form)
Before you submit the Macon County Sheriff's Office misconduct complaint form, understand what you're signing. Parts of the form are treated as a sworn statement, and the form warns about criminal consequences for knowingly false written statements.
Your signature on this form isn't just a formality. The signature block states that by signing, you
Warning on the form: It states that “whoever knowingly makes a false statement in writing with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of their official duties may be guilty of a criminal offense under North Carolina law.”
The form requires more than a quick skim before signing. There's a section for
Why this matters: Your initials confirm you read the required sections. Your signature swears your written statement is true and correct - with the form's warning about knowingly false statements right there on the page.
How to Prepare
- ✓ Date of incident
- ✓ Time of incident
- ✓ Location of incident
- ✓ Your (citizen) information: name, age, sex, address, and business address
- ✓ Involved members of the Sheriff’s Office
Gathering these details first makes writing a clear statement easier - one you can confidently swear is
- Collect the basic facts the form asks for - write down the incident’s date, time, and location, along with your identifying information and the involved members of the Sheriff’s Office.
- Draft your statement using only what you know - stick to details you can honestly swear or affirm are true and correct, since you’ll be signing a sworn statement.
- Read each required section and initial it - the form requires initials for specified sections, so slow down and make sure you understand what you’re acknowledging.
- Re-read the full statement before you sign - your signature is the point where you swear or affirm the written complaint is true and correct, and the form includes a warning about knowingly false written statements intended to mislead a public servant.
Final check: The form warns about criminal exposure for knowingly false statements meant to mislead a public servant. Review your wording carefully. Correct anything you're not sure is accurate before you sign.
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