Indiana Statutes
§ 29-1-20-1 — Affirmation or representation; form
Indiana § 29-1-20-1
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(a)Wherever in this article it is provided that
any pleading, petition, report, or other document of any kind be
verified, or that an oath be taken, it shall be sufficient if the subscriber
simply affirms the truth of the matter to be verified by an affirmation
or representation in substantially the following language: "I (we)
affirm, under the penalties for perjury, that the foregoing
representation(s) is (are) true.
(SIGNED) ____________________"
(b)Any person who falsifies an affirmation or representation of fact
shall be subject to the same penalties as are prescribed by law for the
making of a false affidavit.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.2503; Acts 1959, c.200, s.1. As
amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.68.
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