{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-454.17","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 454.17","heading":"Attorneys may administer oaths in open court.","body":"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.\nHistory.—s. 17, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4195.","path":["TITLE XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 454 ATTORNEYS AT LAW"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0454/0454.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:06:19Z","sha256":"71d9daa326dea0e2d0ca709328f89235a9cdfc6b1085fb328b9d874fac9e5aa5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-454.11","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-454.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}