2015 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 62 - Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
Section 6204 - Validity of unsworn declaration
§ 6204. Validity of unsworn declaration.
(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), if a law of this Commonwealth requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration.
(b) Exception.--This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a deposition;
(2) an oath of office;
(3) an oath or affirmation required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public;
(4) a declaration relating to real property required or authorized to be recorded; and
(5) an oath or affirmation required by 20 Pa.C.S. § 3132.1 (relating to self-proved wills).
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