43 USC § 1476 - Elimination of oaths for written statements; discretion of Secretary of the Interior

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title: "43 USC § 1476 - Elimination of oaths for written statements; discretion of Secretary of the Interior"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1476"
section_name: "Elimination of oaths for written statements; discretion of Secretary of the Interior"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 1, 62 Stat. 301.)"
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# § 1476. Elimination of oaths for written statements; discretion of Secretary of the Interior

Written statement in public land matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, heretofore required by law to be made under oath, need no longer be made under oath unless the Secretary of the Interior shall, in his discretion, so require.

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**Source Credit**: (June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 1, 62 Stat. 301.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.