Code of Virginia § 8.01-405. Who may administer oath to witness.
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Any person before whom a witness is to be examined may administer an oath to such witness. In addition, a clerk or deputy clerk may administer an oath to a witness in the presence and at the direction of a judge before whom the witness is to be examined.
Code 1950, § 8-294; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 536.