486.335. Affirmations, form of. - Missouri Statutes

Affirmations, form of.

486.335. Affirmations shall be in type not smaller than eight-point andin substantially the following form:

(1) If the affirmation to be administered by the notary public is inwriting and the person who took the affirmation has signed his or her namethereto, the notary public shall write or print under the text of theaffirmation the following:

"Subscribed and affirmed before me this ...... day of ........, 20...." .......... (official signature and official seal of notary)

(2) If the affirmation to be administered by the notary public is not inwriting, the notary public shall address the affirmant substantially asfollows:

"You do solemnly affirm, under the penalty of perjury, that the testimonyyou shall give in the matter in issue, pending between ..... and ....., shallbe the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.".

(L. 1977 H.B. 513 § 29, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1193)