SC · rules
SCRE 603
Oath or Affirmation
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 witness' conscience and impress
the witness' mind with the duty to do so.
Note:
This rule is identical to the federal rule which sets forth the common law tenet that a
witness is required to take an oath or affirmation to tell the truth before being allowed
to testify. See 98 C.J.S. Witnesses § 320(a) (1957). The use of an affirmation instead of
an oath is consistent with prior law. See S.C. Code Ann. § 19-1-40 (1985); Rule 43(d),
SCRCP.
Provenance
- Source
- www.sccourts.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-sc-04-print-version-2026-10-02
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