§ 27.05 Verification or affirmation of accusatory instruments. 1. When an appearance ticket as authorized under section 27.03 has been served by an enforcement officer specified in section 27.01, any chief, deputy-chief, captain, lieutenant or acting lieutenant, sergeant, or acting sergeant of a police department or of the division of state police, or any sheriff, undersheriff, chief deputy, or deputy sergeant in any county to whom the service of the appearance ticket is reported is hereby authorized to administer to such enforcement officer all necessary oaths in connection with the execution of the accusatory instrument to be presented in court by such enforcement officer in the prosecution of the offense involved.

2. A simplified information need not be verified if it is affirmed by the issuing officer, under penalty of perjury.