{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-405","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-405","heading":"Who may administer oath to witness","body":"Any person before whom a witness is to be examined may administer an oath to such witness. In addition, a clerk or deputy clerk may administer an oath to a witness in the presence and at the direction of a judge before whom the witness is to be examined.Code 1950, § 8-294; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 536.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 14. EVIDENCE","Article 4. WITNESSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-405/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"446bc9ae58848a4c9c932c1f23aed23ccb8586878eca26af8b29ba363c709ec3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-404","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}