§ 8.01-280 — Pleadings may be sworn to before clerk; affidavit of belief sufficient

Virginia § 8.01-280

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 8.01: Civil Remedies and Procedure
• Ch. 7: CIVIL ACTIONS; COMMENCEMENT, PLEADINGS, AND MOTIONS
• Art. 2: PLEADINGS GENERALLY

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Any pleading to be filed in any court may be sworn to before the clerk or any officer authorized to administer oath thereof; and when an affidavit is required in support of any pleading or as a prerequisite to the issuance thereof, it shall be sufficient if the affiant swear that he believes it to be true.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 8-131; 1977, c. 617.