Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 26.05.655 - Authority to administer oaths and act as notary public(a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice: (2) a summary court-martial;(3) the adjutant general and assistant adjutant generals;(4) a commanding officer of the militia;(5) a person authorized by federal or state statute or regulation or by regulations of the armed forces of the United States or the state to administer oaths or act as a notary public.(b) The following persons may administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties:(1) the president, military judge, and trial counsel for general and special courts-martial;(2) an officer designated to take a deposition;(3) a person detailed to conduct an investigation;(4) a recruiting officer;(5) a person authorized by federal or state statute or regulation or by regulations of the armed forces of the United States to administer oaths or act as a notary public.(c) The person's signature without seal, together with the title of the person's office, is prima facie evidence of the person's authority to administer oaths and act as a notary public under this section.Added by SLA 2016, ch. 55,sec. 4, eff. 7/1/2016.This section was originally numbered as 26.05.545 but was changed by the revisor of statutes.