MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3
Verifications on oath or affirmation
Cite as Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, R. 6.3
Verifications on oath or affirmation.
A. The individual making the verification on oath or affirmation shall appear personally
before the notary public.
B. The notary public shall have personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the
identity of the individual making the verification on oath or affirmation.
C. A document containing a statement that is being verified on oath or affirmation shall
be signed in the notary public's presence. A document containing a statement that is
being verified may not be signed subsequent to the verification on oath or affirmation.
D. The notary public shall compare the signature on the statement verified to the
signature of the individual on the identification presented.
E. In taking a verification on oath or affirmation, the notary public shall administer an
oath or affirmation to the individual making the statement and require that the
individual voluntarily swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the statements
contained in the document are true.