Virginia Code 8.01-280: Pleadings may be sworn to before clerk; affidavit of belief sufficient.
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Any pleading to be filed in any court may be sworn to before the clerk or any officer authorized to administer oath thereof; and when an affidavit is required in support of any pleading or as a prerequisite to the issuance thereof, it shall be sufficient if the affiant swear that he believes it to be true.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-280
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
Code 1950, § 8-131; 1977, c. 617.