{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5304","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-5304","heading":"Validity of unsworn declaration.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if a law of the District of Columbia requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter shall have the same effect as a sworn declaration.\n\n(b)\nThis chapter shall not apply to:\n(1)\nA deposition;\n(2)\nAn oath of office;\n(3)\nAn oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public; or\n(4)\nA declaration to be recorded with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 53. Unsworn Foreign Declarations; Uniform Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-5304","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0fd07de6f8d74b2776e1c7f0326e8aa364be2e86282134b55925a79644a0b01c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5303","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}