Administrative Rule 25 - AUTHORIZATIONS TO ADMINISTER OATHS
Effective Date: 3/1/1995
Obsolete Date: 8/11/2021
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 3, North Dakota Constitution and Section 44-05-01(7), the North Dakota Supreme Court promulgates the following administrative rule relating to officers authorized to administer oaths:
The following officers are authorized to administer oral oaths in recorded court proceedings:
1) Court Reporters;
2) Employees of the district court as designated by the district judge presiding at the proceeding;
3) Judicial Referees;
4) Magistrates; and
5) Employees of the clerk of district court.
Dated this 1st day of March, 1995.
Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice
Herbert L. Meschke, Justice
Beryl J. Levine, Justice
William A. Neumann, Justice
Dale V. Sandstrom, Justice
ATTEST:
Colette M. Bruggman
Chief Deputy Clerk
[Adopted effective September 1, 1987; amended effective January 1, 1995; amended effective March 1, 1995]
Rule 25 was adopted September 1, 1987; amended effective January 1, 1995; March 1, 1995; August 11, 2021; July 1, 2026.
Rule 25 was amended, effective, July 1, 2026, to authorize municipal judges and municipal court employees to administer oaths.
SOURCES: Municipal Courts Task Force minutes of 20 December 19, 2025; November 21, 2025; October 10, 2025.