Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.170 (2026)

Substitution of affirmation for oath

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An oath required by any statute derived from the former Civil Code, or by the Rules of Civil Procedure may be substituted by the affirmation of a person who is conscientiously opposed to taking an oath. Effective: July 1, 1953 History: Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 680.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2024 · leading case: Gaines v. Commonwealth, 728 S.W.2d 525 (Ky. 1987).

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Gaines v. Commonwealth, 728 S.W.2d 525 (Ky. 1987). · cites it 2× “This ordinarily will be by oath or affirmation (KRS 454.170). In the case of very young children, after a determination by the trial court that the child is competent to testify, it is within the discretion of the court whether it is appropriate, in addition, to administer a…”

Pierce v. Commonwealth, 408 S.W.2d 187 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “See KRS 454.170; Commonwealth v. Jarboe, 89 Ky.”

Nirupama Kulkarni v. Dennis Horlander (Ky. 2024). “1987); see also KRS 454.170. 11 Such a sworn statement pertains to objective facts whose verity or falsehood must perforce be determined in reference to the circumstances existing at the time the statement was made.”

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