An oath may be administered as follows: The person who swears holds up his or her hand, while the person administering the oath thus addresses him or her: "You do solemnly swear that the evidence you shall give in the issue (or matter) now pending between . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God." If the oath be administered to any other than a witness giving testimony, the form may be changed to: "You do solemnly swear you will true answers make to such questions as you may be asked," etc.
RCW 5.28.020
How administered.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Kirkman (2007)
Most recently applied in WESTERN WASH. OPERATING ENG. v. Council (July 2008)
2011 c 336 s 132; 2 H
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