Sec. 2.4. (a) If an indictment, information, pleading, motion, petition, probable cause affidavit, or other document is required to be verified or sworn under oath before it is submitted to the court in a criminal action, the document meets the requirements of the law as a sworn document if the following form or a substantially similar form is used: I swear (affirm), under penalty of perjury as specified by IC 35-44.1-2-1 , that the foregoing (the following) representations are true. Signed __________________ (b) If a document complies with subsection (a), the swearing or affirming need not be done before a notary or other officer empowered to administer oaths. (c) A person who makes a false affirmation or verification under this section may be prosecuted under IC 35-44.1-2-1 .
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