If any person of whom an oath is required shall claim religious scruples against taking the same, the word "swear" and the words "so help you God" may be omitted from the foregoing forms, and the word "affirm" and the words "and this you do under the penalties of perjury" shall be substituted therefor, respectively, and such person shall be considered, for all purposes, as having been duly sworn.
Minn. Stat. § 358.08
AFFIRMATION IN LIEU OF OATH.
Known as the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Act
The act spans §§ 358.01 to 358.76 (45 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wesely v. Flor (2010)
Most recently applied in Wesely v. Flor (December 2010)
(6966) RL s 2680; 1986 c 444
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.