2021 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part V - Procedure
Chapter 115 - Evidence; Documentary
Sec. 1746 - Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury

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Citation 28 U.S.C. § 1746 (2021)
Section Name §1746. Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury
Section Text

Wherever, under any law of the United States or under any rule, regulation, order, or requirement made pursuant to law, any matter is required or permitted to be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by the sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath, or affidavit, in writing of the person making the same (other than a deposition, or an oath of office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified official other than a notary public), such matter may, with like force and effect, be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by the unsworn declaration, certificate, verification, or statement, in writing of such person which is subscribed by him, as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form:

(1) If executed without the United States: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).

(Signature)".

(2) If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).

(Signature)".

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 94–550, §1(a), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2534.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 1746 was renumbered section 1745 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V - PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 115 - EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY
Sec. 1746 - Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury
Contains section 1746
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 90 Stat. 2534
Public Law References Public Law 94-550
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