(a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice:

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 26.05.655

  • 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.
  • military judge: means an official of a general or special court-martial described under AS 26. See Alaska Statutes 26.05.990
  • officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Alaska Statutes 26.05.990
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) a judge advocate;
(2) a summary court-martial;
(3) the adjutant general and assistant adjutant generals;
(4) a commanding officer of the militia;
(5) a person authorized by federal or state statute or regulation or by regulations of the armed forces of the United States or the state to administer oaths or act as a notary public.
(b) The following persons may administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties:

(1) the president, military judge, and trial counsel for general and special courts-martial;
(2) an officer designated to take a deposition;
(3) a person detailed to conduct an investigation;
(4) a recruiting officer;
(5) a person authorized by federal or state statute or regulation or by regulations of the armed forces of the United States to administer oaths or act as a notary public.
(c) The person’s signature without seal, together with the title of the person’s office, is prima facie evidence of the person’s authority to administer oaths and act as a notary public under this section.
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