Any oath or affidavit required by law, which is not of such nature that it must be made in court, may be administered by a magistrate, a notary, a commissioner in chancery, a commissioner appointed by the Governor, a judge or clerk or deputy clerk of a court, a commissioner or clerk or deputy clerk of the State Corporation Commission, or clerks of governing bodies of local governments. In case of a survey directed by a court in a cause therein pending, an oath or affidavit may be administered by or before the surveyor directed to execute the order of survey.
Code 1919, § 274; 1932, p. 339; 1968, c. 639; 1970, c. 783; 1986, c. 255.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 49 - Oaths, Affirmations and Bonds
Chapter 1 - Oaths and Affirmations
§ 49-1. Form of general oath required of officers
§ 49-2. Form of oath for out-of-state commissioners
§ 49-3. Who may administer oaths to officers
§ 49-4. Magistrates and other officers who may administer oaths and take affidavits
§ 49-5. Officer of another state or country may take affidavit; authentication
§ 49-6. Oath or affidavit required of purchaser of fuel, etc.
§ 49-7. Affidavits for corporations, partnerships, and other entities
§ 49-8. Where fact of oaths having been taken is recorded
§ 49-9. When affirmation may be made