Texas Government Code 432.182 – Authority to Administer Oaths
(a) The following persons may administer oaths for the purpose of military administration including military justice, and they have the general powers of a notary public in the performance of all notarial acts to be executed by members of the state military forces, wherever they may be:
(1) the state judge advocate general and all judge advocates;
(2) law specialists and military judges;
(3) a summary courts-martial officer;
(4) adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants;
(5) administrative officers, assistant administrative officers, and acting administrative officers;
(6) staff judge advocates and legal officers, and acting or assistant staff judge advocates and legal officers; and
(7) all other persons designated by regulations of the state military forces or by statute.
(b) The following persons may 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, counsel for the court, and recorder of any court of inquiry;
(3) officers designated to take a deposition;
(4) persons detailed to conduct an investigation;
(5) recruiting officers; and
(6) all other persons designated by regulations of the state military forces or by statute.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 432.182
- 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.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- 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.
(c) A fee may not be paid to or received by any person for the performance of a notarial act authorized by this section.
(d) The signature without seal of such a person acting as notary, together with the title of his office, is prima facie evidence of his authority.