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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 301— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 4004

§ 4004. Oaths and acknowledgments

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The wardens and superintendents, associate wardens and superintendents, chief clerks, and record clerks, of Federal penal or correctional institutions, may administer oaths to and take acknowledgments of officers, employees, and inmates of such institutions, but shall not demand or accept any fee or compensation therefor.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 848; July 7, 1955, ch. 282, 69 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(l), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2029.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 754 (Feb. 11, 1938, ch. 24, §§ 1, 2, 52 Stat. 28).
Section was extended to include superintendents and associate superintendents.
Minor changes were made in phraseology. Words “the authority conferred by” were omitted as surplusage.
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 645
  • 62 Stat. 848
  • July 7, 1955, ch. 282
  • 69 Stat. 282
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223
  • 98 Stat. 2029
  • Feb. 11, 1938, ch. 24
  • 52 Stat. 28
  • Pub. L. 98–473
  • section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473
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§ 4004
Oaths and acknowledgments
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645
Stat.62 Stat. 848
ActJuly 7, 1955, ch. 282
Stat.69 Stat. 282
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223
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