78B-5-705 - Unsworn declaration in lieu of affidavit.
78B-5-705. Unsworn declaration in lieu of affidavit.
(1) If the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, or Evidence require orpermit a written declaration upon oath, an individual may, with like force and effect, provide anunsworn written declaration, subscribed and dated under penalty of this section, in substantiallythe following form:
"I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under criminal penalty of the State of Utah that theforegoing is true and correct.
Executed on (date).
(Signature)".
(2) A person who knowingly makes a false written statement as provided underSubsection (1) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 119, 2008 General Session