§ 29:142 — Article 42. Oaths

§142. Article 42. Oaths
A. Before performing their respective duties, military judges, members of a general
and special court-martial, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant
defense counsel, reporters and interpreters shall take an oath to perform their duties
faithfully. The form of the oath, the time and place of the taking thereof, the manner of
recording the same, and whether the oath shall be taken for all cases in which these duties
are to be performed or for a particular case, shall be as prescribed in procedures and
regulations prescribed in Article 36 of this Code. These regulations may provide that an oath
to perform faithfully duties as a military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense
counsel or assistant defense counsel may be taken at any time by any judge advocate or legal
officer, or other person certified to be qualified or competent for the duty, and if such an oath
is taken it need not again be taken at the time the judge advocate or other person is detailed
to that duty.
B. Each witness before a court-martial shall be examined on oath.

Legislative History

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 568, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.