Sec. 602.005. OATH MADE BY MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES OR BY MEMBER'S SPOUSE. (a) A commissioned officer of the United States armed forces or of a United States armed forces auxiliary may administer an oath made by a member of the armed forces, a member of an armed forces auxiliary, or a member's spouse and may give a certificate of the fact.
(b) Unless there is pleading or evidence to the contrary, a certificate signed under this section that is offered in evidence establishes that:
(1) the commissioned officer who signed was a commissioned officer on the date the officer signed; and
(2) the person who made the oath or affidavit was a member of the armed forces or an armed forces auxiliary or was a member's spouse when the oath was made.
(c) An oath is not invalid because the commissioned officer who certified the oath did not attach an official seal to the certificate.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths
Section 602.002. Oath Made in Texas
Section 602.003. Oath Made Outside Texas but Inside United States
Section 602.004. Oath Made Outside United States
Section 602.005. Oath Made by Member of Armed Forces or by Member's Spouse
Section 602.006. Oath of Office
Section 602.007. Filing of Oath Made by Certain Judicial Officers and Judicial Appointees