Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 12-21-136 (2026)

Oath or Affirmation for Oral Testimony.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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The sanction of an oath, or affirmation equivalent thereto, is necessary to the reception of any oral testimony. The court may frame such affirmation according to the religious faith of the witness.

(Code 1907, §3959; Code 1923, §7655; Code 1940, T. 7, §364.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Young v. State, 598 So. 2d 1060 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992).

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Young v. State, 598 So. 2d 1060 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “He cites § 12-21-135 and § 12-21-136, Code of Alabama 1975 , as his authority.”

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