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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 11-1 (2026)

Oaths and affirmations to be administered with solemnity

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Whereas, lawful oaths for discovery of truth and establishing right are necessary and highly conducive to the important end of good government; and being most solemn appeals to Almighty God, as the omniscient witness of truth and the just and omnipotent avenger of falsehood, and whereas, lawful affirmations for the discovery of truth and establishing right are necessary and highly conducive to the important end of good government, therefore, such oaths and affirmations ought to be taken and administered with the utmost solemnity. (1777, c. 108, s. 2, P.R.; R.C., c. 76, s. 1; Rev., s. 2353; C.S., s. 3188; 1985, c. 756, s. 1.)

 

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Cited in 5 cases, 1984–2017 · leading case: State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger, 781 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 2016).
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State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger, 781 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 2016). · cites it 6× “See N.C.G.S. § 11-1 (2013) (“[O]aths . . . are necessary .”
State v. Robinson, 313 S.E.2d 571 (N.C. 1984). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 11-1 (1981). Every witness in a criminal prosecution must be sworn in accordance with the statute.”
Grubbs v. Grubbs, 796 S.E.2d 822 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “North Carolina Civil Procedure, section 11-1, suggests North Carolina courts' enthusiasm for ordering Rule 11 sanctions has not kept pace with the federal courts' field day in use of this device.”
Henderson & Corbin, Inc. v. West Carteret Water Corp., 421 S.E.2d 792 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “HCI contends that because the notice of award was labeled “tentative,” the acceptance of the bid was equivocal and a contract was never formed between HCI and West Carteret.”
In the Matter of Honeycutt, 600 S.E.2d 470 (N.C. 2004). “Honeycutt is ordered to comply with North Carolina General Statute Sections 11-1 through 11-11 in the administration of oaths.”
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