{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-2-204","heading":"Validity of unsworn declaration.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this subchapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration.\n(b) This subchapter does not apply to:\n(1) a deposition;\n(2) an oath of office;\n(3) an oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public;\n(4) a declaration to be recorded pursuant to:\n(A) Title 16, Chapter 47;\n(B) Title 18, Subtitle 2; or\n(C) Title 26, Chapter 60; or\n(5) an oath required by § 28-25-106.","path":["Title 16 Practice, Procedure, And Courts","Subtitle 1. General Provisions","Chapter 2 Oaths And Affirmations","Subchapter 2 — Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.16.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17; absent from the newer snapshot, which serves other sections of this chapter, so it may since have been repealed or amended","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:08:03Z","sha256":"974e5599999b5c7b7d41515a4fbb21ebbe2270ca51bf5c5c2866ededbf964b11","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-2-203","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}