11-8. When deputies may administer.
In all cases where any civil officer, in the discharge of his duties, is permitted by the law to administer an oath, the deputy of such officer, when discharging such duties, shall have authority to administer it, provided he is a sworn officer; and the oath thus administered by the deputy shall be as obligatory as if administered by the principal officer, and shall be attended with the same penalties in case of false swearing. (1836, c. 27, s. 2; R.C., c. 76, s. 7; Code, s. 3316; Rev., s. 2359; C.S., s. 3195.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 11-1 - Oaths and affirmations to be administered with solemnity.
§ 11-2 - Administration of oaths.
§ 11-3 - Administration of oath with uplifted hand.
§ 11-4 - Affirmation in lieu of oath.
§ 11-5 - Oaths of corporations.
§ 11-7 - Oath or affirmation to support Constitutions; all officers to take.
§ 11-7.1 - Who may administer oaths of office.
§ 11-8 - When deputies may administer.