* Rule 2106. Affirmation of truth of statement. (a) The statement of\nan attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the state, or of a\nhealth care practitioner licensed, certified, or authorized under title\neight of the education law to practice in the state, who is not a party\nto an action, when subscribed and affirmed by him or her to be true\nunder the penalties of perjury, may be served or filed in the action in\nlieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit.\n (b) The statement of any person, when that person is physically\nlocated outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto\nRico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular\npossession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, subscribed\nand affirmed by that person to be true under the penalties of perjury,\nmay be used in an action in lieu of and with the same force and effect\nas an affidavit. Such affirmation shall be in substantially the\nfollowing form:\n I affirm this ___ day of ______, ____, under the penalties of perjury\nunder the laws of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment,\nthat I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the\nUnited States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any\nterritory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the\nUnited States, that the foregoing is true, and I understand that this\ndocument may be filed in an action or proceeding in a court of law.\n (Signature)\n * NB Effective until January 1, 2024\n * Rule 2106. Affirmation of truth of statement. The statement of any\nperson wherever made, subscribed and affirmed by that person to be true\nunder the penalties of perjury, may be used in an action in New York in\nlieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit. Such\naffirmation shall be in substantially the following form:\n I affirm this ___ day of ______, ____, under the penalties of perjury\nunder the laws of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment,\nthat the foregoing is true, and I understand that this document may be\nfiled in an action or proceeding in a court of law.\n (Signature)\n * NB Separately amended; cannot be put together\n * Rule 2106. Affirmation of truth of statement. (a) The statement of\nan attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the state, or of a\nhealth care practitioner licensed, certified, or authorized under title\neight of the education law to practice in the state, who is not a party\nto an action, when subscribed and affirmed by him or her to be true\nunder the penalties of perjury, may be served or filed in the action in\nlieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit.\n (b) The statement of any person, when that person is physically\nlocated outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto\nRico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular\npossession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, subscribed\nand affirmed by that person to be true under the penalties of perjury,\nmay be used in an action in lieu of and with the same force and effect\nas an affidavit. Such affirmation shall be in substantially the\nfollowing form:\n I affirm this ___ day of ______, ____, under the penalties of perjury\nunder the laws of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment,\nthat I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the\nUnited States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any\nterritory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the\nUnited States, that the foregoing is true, and I understand that this\ndocument may be filed in an action or proceeding in a court of law.\n (Signature)\n * NB Separately amended; cannot be put together\n * NB Effective January 1, 2024\n
Rule 2106. Affirmation of truth of statement. (a) The statement of any\nperson wherever made, subscribed and affirmed by that person to be true\nunder the penalties of perjury, other than in a deposition, or an oath\nof office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified person\nother than a notary, may be used in an action in New York in lieu of and\nwith the same force and effect as an affidavit, a certificate, a\nresponse to a notice to admit, an answer to interrogatories, a\nverification of a pleading, a bill of particulars and any other sworn\nstatement. Such affirmation shall be in substantially the following\nform:\n I affirm this ___ day of ______, ____, under the penalties of perjury\nunder the laws of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment,\nthat the foregoing is true, except as to matters alleged on information\nand belief and as to those matters I believe it to be true, and I\nunderstand that this document may be filed in an action or proceeding in\na court of law.\n (Signature)\n (b) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to eliminate any\nrequirement under the domestic relations law that matrimonial agreements\nmust be acknowledged in the form of deed.\n
