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Litigation

May 24, 2001

Swear No More

The wording of the Code of Civil Procedure Section 2093 oath to tell the truth in an action or proceeding was changed by legislative action during the 2000 legislative session. Before this change, the Legislature had not changed the wording of the oath in 126 years.

BY C. DAVID SERENA
        
        The wording of the Code of Civil Procedure Section 2093 oath to tell the truth in an action or proceeding was changed by legislative action during the 2000 legislative session. Before this change, the Legislature had not changed the wording of the oath in 126 years.
        The new oath is significantly di...

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