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RSA 516:19 · Swearing

516:19 Swearing. – No other ceremony shall be necessary in swearing than holding up the right hand, but any other form or ceremony may be used which the person to whom the oath is administered professes to believe more binding upon the conscience. Source. RS 188:10. CS 200:10. 1860, 2364. GS 209:10. GL 228:10. PS 224:10. PL 336:21. RL 392:19.

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Source. RS 188:10. CS 200:10. 1860, 2364. GS 209:10. GL 228:10. PS 224:10. PL 336:21. RL 392:19.

Source history

  • 1860, 2364. GS 209:10. GL 228:10. PS 224:10. PL 336:21. RL 392:19
  • RS 188:10. CS 200:10

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    Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Service of Summons to Law Enforcement Officers and Public Officials. Amend RSA 516 by inserting after section 5 the following new section: 516:5-a Service of Summons to Law Enforcement Officers and Other Public Officials. Any law enforcement officer or any other employee of a law enforcement agency

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