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1999 Florida Statutes
SECTION 17
Attorneys may administer oaths in open court.
Attorneys may administer oaths in open court.
454.17 Attorneys may administer oaths in open court.--Attorneys authorized to practice law in this state may administer oaths in open court, in the presence of the presiding judge or justice thereof, and any person swearing falsely under an oath so administered shall be liable to the penalty prescribed for perjury.
History.--s. 17, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4195.