1 Miss. Code. R. 5-6.3 - Verifications on oath or affirmation

A. The individual making the verification on oath or affirmation shall appear personally before the notary public.

B. The notary public shall have personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual making the verification on oath or affirmation.

C. A document containing a statement that is being verified on oath or affirmation shall be signed in the notary public's presence. A document containing a statement that is being verified may not be signed subsequent to the verification on oath or affirmation.

D. The notary public shall compare the signature on the statement verified to the signature of the individual on the identification presented.

E. In taking a verification on oath or affirmation, the notary public shall administer an oath or affirmation to the individual making the statement and require that the individual voluntarily swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the statements contained in the document are true.

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1 Miss. Code. R. 5-6.3

Section 25-34-51 et seq. Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended.

Adopted 7/1/2021 Amended 7/19/2021