Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.035 (2026)
Oath or affirmation
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NRS 50.035 Oath or affirmation.
1. Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that he or she will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken his or her conscience and impress his or her mind with the duty to do so.
2. An affirmation is sufficient if the witness is addressed in the following terms: “You do solemnly affirm that the evidence you shall give in this issue (or matter), pending between ................ and ................, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Assent to this affirmation shall be made by the answer, “I do.”
(Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Ruley v. Nevada Bd. of Prison Commissioners, 628 F. Supp. 108 (D. Nev. 1986).
Ruley v. Nevada Bd. of Prison Commissioners, 628 F. Supp. 108 (D. Nev. 1986). “Nevada has codified this requirement in NRS § 50.035. Therefore, if for the purposes of the present motion it is assumed that witnesses against Plaintiff testified without first being placed under oath, the State’s law of evidence was breached.”
Bolden (jason) Vs. State, 2021 NV 28 (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 50.035(1) (requiring every witness, before testifying, "to declare that he or she will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation").”
Bolden (jason) Vs. State, 2021 NV 28 (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 50.035(1) (requiring every witness, before testifying, "to declare that he or she will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation").”
Miranda-Cruz (Salvador) v. State (Nev. 2018). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A HIM t, 3, The district court failed to administer an oath to the child victim as required by NRS 50.035 The district court did not administer the same oath to M.”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 50.035. We note that the interview must be recorded in some fashion to preserve the questions asked and the answers given.”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 50.035. We note that the interview must be recorded in some fashion to preserve the questions asked and the answers given.”
Williams (Michael) v. State (Nev. 2013). “Further, the State introduced evidence that demonstrated that the victim had personal knowledge of the incident, NRS 50.035, and the victim's inconsistent statements created issues of credibility not competency.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.035(1) — 3 cases
Bolden (jason) Vs. State, 2021 NV 28 (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 50.035(1) (requiring every witness, before testifying, "to declare that he or she will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation").”
Bolden (jason) Vs. State, 2021 NV 28 (Nev. 2021). “See NRS 50.035(1) (requiring every witness, before testifying, "to declare that he or she will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation").”
Miranda-Cruz (Salvador) v. State (Nev. 2018). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A HIM t, 3, The district court failed to administer an oath to the child victim as required by NRS 50.035 The district court did not administer the same oath to M.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.035(2) — 1 case
Miranda-Cruz (Salvador) v. State (Nev. 2018). “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 5 (0) 1947A HIM t, 3, The district court failed to administer an oath to the child victim as required by NRS 50.035 The district court did not administer the same oath to M.”
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