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An affidavit<\/span> may also be made before any officer of any state or country authorized by its laws<\/span> to administer an oath<\/span>, and shall be deemed duly authenticated if it be subscribed by such officer and there be annexed to it a certificate of the clerk or any other officer of a court<\/span> of record of such state or country, under an official seal, verifying the genuineness of the signature of the first mentioned officer and his authority to administer an oath<\/span>, except that when such affidavit<\/span> is made before a notary public of such other state or country the same shall be deemed and taken to be duly authenticated if it be subscribed by such notary with his official seal attached without being certified to by any clerk or other officer of a court<\/span> of record.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICER OF ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY MAY TAKE AFFIDAVIT; AUTHENTICATION (\u00a7 49-5)\n\nAn affidavit may also be made before any officer of any state or country\nauthorized by its laws to administer an oath, and shall be deemed duly\nauthenticated if it be subscribed by such officer and there be annexed to it a\ncertificate of the clerk or any other officer of a court of record of such state\nor country, under an official seal, verifying the genuineness of the signature\nof the first mentioned officer and his authority to administer an oath, except\nthat when such affidavit is made before a notary public of such other state or\ncountry the same shall be deemed and taken to be duly authenticated if it be\nsubscribed by such notary with his official seal attached without being\ncertified to by any clerk or other officer of a court of record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 275.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}