Virginia Statutes
§ 17.1-217 — Power of clerk to administer oath
Virginia § 17.1-217
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 17.1COURTS OF RECORD
Ch. 2CLERKS, CLERKS' OFFICES AND RECORDS
Art. 2OTHER CLERKS AND CLERKS' OFFICES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-217 (2026).
Text
Any clerk of a court may administer an oath in any case wherein an affidavit is necessary or proper as the foundation of an official act to be performed by him.
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Legislative History
Code 1919, § 3389, § 17-53; 1998, c. 872.
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Virginia § 17.1-217, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/17.1/17.1-217.