TN · rules
Tenn. R. Evid. 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's conscience and impress the witness's mind with the duty to do so.
History
Advisory Commission Comments. Witnesses have already been required to take an oath or affirmation. T.C.A. § 24-1-101 [repealed], third sentence, is similar to the rule.
Provenance
- Source
- www.tncourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
214ba63c11b1d454c8d4ba5c00e55c029dcf32102a0813f314ae1132787379d3
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