20 - Verification of complaints.

§ 20. Verification  of complaints. Where a navigation summons has been  served by a peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, police  officer, or traveling navigation inspector, in cases  of  violations  of  any  provision  of  this chapter or of any ordinance, rule or regulation  enacted pursuant thereto or  pursuant  to  any  other  law  relating  to  navigation,  any  chief,  deputy-chief,  captain,  lieutenant  or acting  lieutenant, sergeant or acting sergeant of a police department,  or  any  sheriff, undersheriff, chief deputy, deputy sergeant or deputy in charge  of  navigation  maintained  by  any  sheriff  in  any county to whom the  service of the navigation summons is reported, is hereby  authorized  to  administer  to  such  officer  or  traveling  navigation  inspector, all  necessary oaths in connection with the execution of the complaint to  be  presented in court by such officer or traveling navigation inspector, in  the  prosecution  of  such  offense but a complaint need not be verified  provided it shall be affirmed under penalty of perjury.