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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-22 (2026)

Ceremony

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The ceremony to be used, by persons to whom an oath is administered, shall be the holding up of the right hand; but when any person, by reason of scruples of conscience, objects to such ceremony or when the court or authority by whom the oath is to be administered has reason to believe that any other ceremony will be more binding upon the conscience of the witness, such court or authority may permit or require any other ceremony to be used.

(1949 Rev., S. 3573.)

Statutory formalities are to be observed. 41 C. 206. Whether witness has scruples of conscience against taking an oath is to be accepted from statement of witness without further proof; error to deny accused right to affirm on sole ground that he believed in Supreme Being. 109 C. 711. Cited. 176 C. 17; 210 C. 359; 211 C. 555; Id., 672; 224 C. 563.

Cited. 9 CA 1.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 63 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: Ajadi v. Comm'r of Corr., 911 A.2d 712 (Conn. 2006).
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Ajadi v. Comm'r of Corr., 911 A.2d 712 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 6× “On appeal, the petitioner claims that Judge White improperly failed to disqualify himself in violation of canon 3 (c) (1) (B) of the Code of Judicial Conduct and Practice Book § 1-22 (a) 14 because he had “ ‘served as [a] lawyer in the matter in controversy .”
State v. Rizzo, 31 A.3d 1094 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 6× “At no time during the penalty phase proceedings that followed did the defendant move to disqualify Judge O'Keefe pursuant to Practice Book §§ 1-22 and 1-23. [32] Additionally, the defendant did not file any posttrial motions raising the issue of the possible impartiality of…”
Stone-Krete Constr., Inc. v. Eder, 911 A.2d 300 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 5× “General Statutes § 1-22 sets forth the requirements for the ceremony that must accompany an oath.”
State v. Riley, 209 A.3d 646 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 12× “The defendant argued, for various reasons, that Practice Book § 1-22, General Statutes § 51-183c, rule 2.”
Shaw v. Mintz, 564 S.E.2d 593 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 20× “§ 1-22 (1999) states: If a person against whom an action may be brought dies before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement thereof, and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced against his personal representative or collector after the expiration…”
State v. Canales, 916 A.2d 767 (Conn. 2007). · cites it 3× “Canon 3 (c) (1) of the Code of Judicial Conduct 13 and Practice Book § 1-22 (a) 14 require disqualification whenever a judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
Red Rooster Constr. Co. v. River Assocs., Inc., 620 A.2d 118 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 5× “General Statutes § 1-22 entitled “Ceremony,” provides: “The ceremony to be used, by persons to whom an oath is administered, shall be the holding up of the right hand; but when any person, by reason of scruples of conscience, objects to such ceremony or when the court or…”
Barlow v. Comm'r of Corr., 142 A.3d 290 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 6× “5 Relying on § 51-183c 6 and Practice Book § 1-22(a), 7 the petitioner argued that, following this court's reversal of the prior judgment, Judge Sferrazza was prohibited from retrying the case on remand.”
State v. Spigarolo, 556 A.2d 112 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 3× “The state argues, however, that the informal procedure employed by the trial court is authorized by General Statutes § 1-22. 9 Prior to G’s testimony, the following colloquy took place: “The Court: [G], you want to put up your hand again? All right.”
State v. Grant, 404 A.2d 873 (Conn. 1978). · cites it 4× “The state asserts that responsibility is sufficiently focused on the state's attorney by virtue of his acknowledgement on the application form.”
Rosado v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., 970 A.2d 656 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 3× “I The defendants’ first claim is that the trial judge improperly failed to recuse himself in violation of canon 3 (c) (1) of the Code of Judicial Conduct 10 and Practice Book § 1-22 (a).* 11 The defendants claim that Judge Alander’s concurrent participation on the judicial…”
State v. Fitzgerald, 777 A.2d 580 (Conn. 2001). · cites it 3× “At that point, the defendant was aware of the potential for bias and could have filed a motion for judicial disquahfication under Practice Book § 1-22, formerly § 996, and Practice Book § 1-23, formerly § 997.”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-22(a) — 3 cases
Barlow v. Comm'r of Corr., 142 A.3d 290 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). “5 Relying on § 51-183c 6 and Practice Book § 1-22(a), 7 the petitioner argued that, following this court's reversal of the prior judgment, Judge Sferrazza was prohibited from retrying the case on remand.”
State v. Phillips, 927 A.2d 931 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007).
Isenburg v. Isenburg, 177 A.3d 583 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017).
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