Subdivision 1. Authorized persons. The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice, and affidavits may be taken for those purposes before persons having the general powers of a notary public:
(1) the state judge advocate and all assistant state judge advocates;
(2) staff judge advocates and acting or assistant staff judge advocates;
(3) all adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants;
(4) the president, military judge, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for all general, special, and summary courts-martial;
(5) the president and the counsel for the court of any court of inquiry;
(6) all officers designated to take a deposition;
(7) all persons detailed to conduct an investigation; and
(8) all other persons designated by rules of the governor.
Subd. 2. On-duty requirement. Officers of the state military forces may not be authorized to administer oaths as provided in this section unless they are on duty in or with those forces as prescribed in this code.
Subd. 3. Prima facie evidence. The signature without seal of any such person together with the title of the person's office, is prima facie evidence of the authority to administer oaths.
History:1963 c 661 s 192A.615; 1978 c 552 s 44; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 2002 c 308 s 60,61