---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 92.23"
title: "22"
number: "92.23"
heading: "Taking an affidavit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/92.23"
---

# §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 [§ 92.5](/cfr/22/92.5.md));
- (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.**

## Notes

### Amendments

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

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 2656, 4215 and 4221.

### Source

Source: 22 FR 10858, Dec. 27, 1957, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

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