[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR92.23]

[Page 379]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 92_NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 92.23  Taking an affidavit.

    The notarizing officer taking an affidavit should:
    (a) Satisfy himself, as far as possible, that his notarial act will 
be acceptable under the laws of the jurisdiction where the affidavit is 
to be used (see Sec. 92.5);
    (b) Require the personal appearance of the affiant at the time the 
affidavit is taken;
    (c) Require satisfactory identification of the affiant; and
    (d) Administer the oath to the affiant before the affiant signs the 
affidavit.

[22 FR 10858, Dec. 27, 1957, as amended at 60 FR 51723, Oct. 3, 1995]