North Carolina Statutes
§ Rule 603 — Oath or affirmation
North Carolina § Rule 603
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Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § Rule 603 (2026).
Text
Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that he will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken his conscience and impress his mind with his duty to do so. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
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Nearby Sections
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§ Rule 602
Lack of personal knowledge§ Rule 603
Oath or affirmation§ Rule 604
Interpreters§ Rule 605
Competency of judge as witness§ Rule 606
Competency of juror as witness§ Rule 607
Who may impeach§ Rule 610
Religious beliefs or opinions§ Rule 612
Writing or object used to refresh memory§ Rule 613
Prior statements of witnesses§ Rule 615
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North Carolina § Rule 603, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/8C/Rule%20603.