[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 22, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 22CFR92.18]



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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

PART 92_NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  92.18  Oaths and affirmations defined.



    (a) Oath. An oath is an outward pledge given by the person taking it 

that his attestation or promise is made under an immediate sense of his 

responsibility to God. In a broad sense the word ``oath'' includes all 

forms of attestation by which a person signifies that he is bound in 

conscience to perform an act faithfully and truly, and in this sense it 

includes ``affirmation''.

    (b) Affirmation. An affirmation is a solemn and formal declaration 

or asseveration in the nature of an oath that a statement, or series of 

statements, is true. When an oath is required or authorized by law, an 

affirmation in lieu thereof may be taken by any person having 

conscientious scruples against taking an oath. As a general rule, an 

affirmation has the same legal force and effect as an oath.