27 CFR § 1.56 - Oaths and affirmations.

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title: "27 CFR § 1.56 - Oaths and affirmations."
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title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "1.56"
section_name: "Oaths and affirmations."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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part_name: "BASIC PERMIT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION ACT, NONINDUSTRIAL USE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS AND WINE, BULK SALES AND BOTTLING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS"
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authority: "27 U.S.C. 203, 204, 206, 211 unless otherwise noted."
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# 1.56 Oaths and affirmations.

A document must be verified by an oath or affirmation taken before a person authorized by the laws of the United States or by State or local law to administer oaths or affirmations in the jurisdiction where the document is executed when required by:

(a) Regulation; or

(b) An appropriate TTB officer.

[T.D. ATF-416, 64 FR 49985, Sept. 15, 1999]