Whenever the purchaser of any fuel, provisions or other thing, whether of like kind with fuel and provisions or not, is required to make oath or affidavit as to the quantity or value of such fuel, provisions or other thing then in the possession of such purchaser, or to make any other oath or affidavit in relation thereto before he is allowed to purchase the same, such oath or affidavit may be administered by the seller with like effect, and with the same penalties for false swearing, as if the same had been administered by a magistrate.
1918, p. 266; Michie Code 1942, § 275a; 2008, cc. 551, 691.
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