New Hampshire Statutes
§ 516:20 — Affirmation
New Hampshire § 516:20
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIIIPROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Ch. 516WITNESSES
SubdivisionCompetency of Witnesses, etc.
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 516:20 (2026).
Text
Persons scrupulous of swearing may affirm; the word "affirm" being used in administering the oath, instead of the word "swear," and the words "
this you do under the pains and penalties of perjury
," instead of the words "
So help you God.
"
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Legislative History
RS 188:11. CS 200:11. GS 209:11. GL 228:11. PS 224:11. PL 336:22. RL 392:20.
Nearby Sections
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§ 516:1
Summons§ 516:10
Order; Summons§ 516:11
Service of Summons§ 516:13
Fees§ 516:14
Double Fees§ 516:15
Neglect to Attend§ 516:18
Limitation§ 516:19
Swearing§ 516:2
Issue of Summons by Clerks§ 516:20
Affirmation§ 516:21
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 516:20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/516/516%3A20.