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§ 8.01-405 — Who may administer oath to witness

Virginia § 8.01-405
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure
Ch. 14EVIDENCE
Art. 4WITNESSES GENERALLY

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-405 (2026).

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Any person before whom a witness is to be examined may administer an oath to such witness. In addition, a clerk or deputy clerk may administer an oath to a witness in the presence and at the direction of a judge before whom the witness is to be examined.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 8-294; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 536.

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