Sec. 27-184. Oaths.
Sec. 27-184. Oaths. (a) Before performing their respective duties, military judges,
members of general and special courts-martial, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel,
defense counsel, assistant or associate defense counsel, reporters, and interpreters shall
take an oath to perform their duties faithfully. The form of the oath shall be as set forth
in section 1-25. The Adjutant General shall adopt regulations in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 54 prescribing the time and place of the taking of the oath, the
manner of recording the same, and whether the oath shall be taken for all cases in which
those duties are to be performed or for a particular case. These regulations may provide
that an oath to perform faithfully duties as a military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial
counsel, defense counsel, or assistant or associate defense counsel may be taken at any
time by any judge advocate or other person certified to be qualified or competent for
the duty, and if such an oath is taken it need not be taken again at the time the judge
advocate, or other person is detailed to that duty.
(b) Each witness before a military court shall be examined on oath or affirmation.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 44; P.A. 77-295, S. 6; P.A. 89-221, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 77-295 substituted in Subsec. (a) "military judge" for "law officer"; P.A. 89-221 amended Subsec. (a)
to delete reference to an "affirmation" and requirement that the oath be taken "in the presence of the accused" and to add
provisions requiring the specified personnel to take an oath "before performing their respective duties", requiring an
associate defense counsel to take an oath, specifying the form of the oath, requiring the adjutant general to adopt regulations
and authorizing the regulations to contain a provision that once an oath is taken by certain personnel it need not be taken
again.