Validity of unsworn declaration

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
  4. Unsworn Foreign Declarations; Uniform Act
  5. Validity of unsworn declaration

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if a law of the District of Columbia requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter shall have the same effect as a sworn declaration.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) A deposition;

(2) An oath of office;

(3) An oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public; or

(4) A declaration to be recorded with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia.

(July 23, 2010, D.C. Law 18-191, § 2(b), 57 DCR 3400.)

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 4 of the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act.


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