SEC. 23-15-695. Persons authorized to administer oaths.

Those persons authorized to administer and attest oaths shall be:

(a) Any commissioned officer or noncommissioned officer (NCO) or petty officer in the active service of the Armed Forces;

(b) Any member of the Merchant Marine of the United States designated for this purpose by the Secretary of Commerce;

(c) The head of any department or agency of the United States;

(d) Any civilian official empowered by state or federal law to administer oaths; or

(e) Any civilian employee designated by the head of any department or agency of the United States.

SOURCES: Derived from 1972 Code Sec. 23-9-525 [Codes, 1942, Sec. 3203-210; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, Sec. 210; Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, Sec. 342]; En, Laws, 1986, ch. 495, Sec. 227, eff from and after January 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 519, Sec. 5, HB765, eff. from and after effectuation under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2000