Any clerk of a court may administer an oath in any case wherein an affidavit is necessary or proper as the foundation of an official act to be performed by him.
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-217
Power of clerk to administer oath
Code 1919, § 3389, § 17-53; 1998, c. 872.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.