The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5855)
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§ 5855. Oaths and acknowledgments by members of the U.S. Armed Forces
Whenever an oath of office, oath to an affidavit, deposition, or other written instrument
or an acknowledgment of a deed, lease, conveyance, release, or other written instrument
is required for use in or in connection with any matter pending in this State, such
oaths may be taken before any officer of the U.S. Armed Forces of the rank of captain
or rank superior thereto of the Army or equivalent rank in the other branches of service
or by a person authorized by law where such oath or acknowledgment is to be taken
to administer oaths and the officer or person who administers such oath or takes such
acknowledgment shall state such fact thereunder over his or her signature and rank
or title.