Virginia § 8.01-4.3 - Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury; penalty
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.01-4.3 — Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.01-4.3. Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury; penalty
If a matter in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing is required or permitted to be established by a sworn written declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath, or affidavit, such matter may, with like force and effect, be evidenced, by the unsworn written declaration, certificate, verification, or statement, which is subscribed by the maker as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form:
"I declare (or certify, verify or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct."
This section shall not apply to a deposition, an oath of office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified official other than a notary public.
2005, c. 423.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-4.3 ("Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury; penalty") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. 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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