[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR1.16]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 1_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart A_General Rules of Practice and Procedure

 

Sec.  1.16  Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury in lieu of 

affidavits.



    Any document to be filed with the Federal Communications Commission 

and which is required by any law, rule or other regulation of the United 

States to be supported, evidenced, established or proved by a written 

sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath or 

affidavit by the person making the same, may be supported, evidenced, 

established or proved by the unsworn declaration, certification, 

verification, or statement in writing of such person, except that, such 

declaration shall not be used in connection with: (a) A deposition, (b) 

an oath of office, or (c) an oath required to be taken before a 

specified official other than a notary public. Such declaration shall be 

subscribed by the declarant as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, 

in substantially the following form:

    (1) If executed without the United States:



``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is 

true and correct. Executed on (date).

                                                          (Signature)''.



    (2) If executed within the United States, its territories, 

possessions, or commonwealths:



``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that 

the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).

                                                          (Signature)''.



[48 FR 8074, Feb. 25, 1983]