Oath or affirmation. (1) Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that the witness will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken the conscience of the witness and impress the mind of the witness with the duty to do so. (2) An oath may be administered as follows: The person who swears holds up one hand while the person administering the oath asks: Under penalty of perjury, do you solemnly swear that the evidence you shall give in the issue (or matter) now pending between _____ and _____ shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? If the oath is administered to any other than a witness, the same form and manner may be used. The person swearing must answer in an affirmative manner. (3) An affirmation may be administered as follows: The person who affirms holds up one hand while the person administering the affirmation asks: Under penalty of perjury, do you promise that the evidence you shall give in the issue (or matter) now pending between _____ and _____ shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? If the affirmation is administered to any other than a witness, the same form and manner may be used. The person affirming must answer in an affirmative manner.
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