492.070. Oaths, affirmations, depositions of persons in military service, who may take--form--validation of those previously taken.

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492.070. Oaths, affirmations, depositions of persons in military service, who may take--form--validation of those previously taken.

Oaths, affirmations, depositions of persons in military service, whomay take--form--validation of those previously taken.

492.070. 1. Any commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrantofficer, of any of the armed forces of the United States, whether or not onactive duty, may administer oaths and affirmations to, and to takedepositions, and affidavits of, any member of any of the armed forces of theUnited States, whether or not on active duty, with like effect as if the samewere administered or taken within the state of Missouri by a notary public.

2. Such officer shall certify the act, stating the time and placethereof, over his signature, setting forth his grade, serial number, branch ofservice (army, navy, etc.), and permanent mailing address. If such officershall omit from his certificate the place thereof, serial number, branch ofservice, and permanent mailing address, or any of them, it shall be deemed tohave been done for reasons of security and shall not invalidate suchcertificate. The signature of any such officer, together with his grade,shall be prima facie evidence of his authority.

3. Any form of jurat complying with the requirements of this section maybe used, and the following form shall be taken to satisfy all requirements ofthis section:

With the Armed Forces)

of the United States ) ss

at ..................)

(Body of instrument)

Subscribed and sworn to (affirmed) by ................, to me known to bea member of the armed forces of the United States, on active duty therewith,before me, a commissioned officer of the armed forces of the United States, onactive duty therewith, this ............. day of .............., A.D. 20.. .

(Signature) (Serial Number)................................................................. (Grade) (Branch of service: Army, Navy, etc.).................................................................

(Permanent Mailing Address).................................................................

4. All such oaths, affirmations, affidavits, and depositions heretoforemade and which were not in conformity with the requirements of the laws atthat time, but are in conformity with the requirements of this section, arehereby validated and legalized for all purposes from and after June 12, 1991.It shall not be necessary to rerecord any such instrument.