§ RULE 5-603 OATH OR AFFIRMATION

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RULE 5-603. OATH OR AFFIRMATION

    Before testifying, a witness shall be required to declare that the witness will testify truthfully. The declaration shall be by oath or affirmation administered either in the form specified by Rule 1-303 or, in special circumstances, in some other form of oath or affirmation calculated to impress upon the witness the duty to tell the truth.

    Source: This Rule is derived from F.R.Ev. 603.