Mississippi § 25-33-9 - Administering oaths and affirmations; affidavit of notary public.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-33-9 — Administering oaths and affirmations; affidavit of notary public., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-33-9. Administering oaths and affirmations; affidavit of notary public.
Every notary public shall have the power of administering oaths and affirmations in all matters incident to his notarial office, and he shall be further qualified and empowered to administer oaths and affirmations for the purpose of taking oral testimony under oath or affirmation within the state at large. If an attestation of a notary public is questioned as to its authenticity or correctness of language, the notary public may file an affidavit regarding the truth of the attestation in question along with any corrected language and may file such with the land records in the office of the Chancery Clerk where such land is located, properly indexed, if such authenticity or correctness of language affects real property. Such affidavit shall be a rebuttable presumption that the attestation is true and correct.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-33-9 cover?
Section 25-33-9 ("Administering oaths and affirmations; affidavit of notary public.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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