Missouri Laws 40.425 – Oaths, persons having authority to administer
1. The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice:
(1) The state judge advocate and all assistant state judge advocates;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 40.425
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(2) All summary courts-martial;
(3) All adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants;
(4) All staff judge advocates and legal officers;
(5) All other persons designated by law or regulation.
2. The following persons in the state military forces shall have authority to administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties:
(1) The president, military judge, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for all general and special courts-martial;
(2) The president and the counsel for the court of any court of inquiry;
(3) All officers designated to take a deposition;
(4) All persons detailed to conduct an investigation;
(5) All other persons designated by law or regulation.
3. The signature without seal of any such person, together with the title of his office, is prima facie evidence of his authority.