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PART 3—EVIDENCE CHAPTEB 101. GEITEBAI, PROVISIONS 103. SUBPOENAS; R I G H T S AWD D U T I E S OF W I T N E S S E S 105. PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE 107. FBESENTATION OF EVIDENCE 109. A D M I S S I B I U T T OF EVIDENCE; UNIFORM RULES OF EVIDENCE 111. ADMISBIBILITT AND SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE

Sec. 2501 2561 2801 2681 2731 3051

CHAPTER 101—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec 2501. 2502. 2503. 2504 2505.

Application of provisions. Persons authorized to administer oaths. Form of oath. Variation according to belief of witness. Form of affirmation or declaration.

§ 2501. Application of provisions (a) Except as otherwise provided, this Part applies to the district court and to the magistrates' courts. (b) Except as otherwise provided, and subject to the provisions of Title 6, this Part applies to civil actions and to criminal actions. (c) As used in this Part, "civil action" includes special proceedings of a civil nature. § 2502. Persons authorized to administer oaths Every court, every judge, or clerk of any court, every magistrate, and every notary public, and every officer or person authorized to take testimony in any action or proceeding, or to decide upon evidence, may administer oaths or affirmations. § 2503. Form of oath An oath, or affirmation, in an action or proceeding, may be administered as follows, the person who swears, or affirms, expressing his assent when addressed in the following form: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that the evidence you shall give in this issue (or matter), pending between and, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God." § 2504. Variation according to belief of witness (a) Whenever the court before which a person is offered as a witness is satisfied that he has a peculiar mode of swearing, connected with or in addition to the usual form of administration, which, in his opinion, is more solemn or obligatory, the court may adopt that mode. (b) When a person is sworn who believes in any other than the Christian religion, he may be sworn according to the peculiar ceremonies of his religion, if any. § 2505. Form of affirmation or declaration Any person who desires it may, at his option, instead of taking an oath, make his solemn affirmation or declaration, by assenting, when addressed, in the following form: "You do solemnly affirm (or declare) that" and so forth, as provided by section 2503 of this title.

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