Any person before whom a witness is to be examined may administer an oath to such witness. In addition, a clerk or deputy clerk may administer an oath to a witness in the presence and at the direction of a judge before whom the witness is to be examined.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-405
Who may administer oath to witness
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Beverly (2000)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Beverly (May 2000)
Code 1950, § 8-294; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 536.
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