An oath or affirmation is defined as a form of attestation by which a person signifies that he or she is bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully. The most common form of oath or affirmation administered by notaries public in Vermont, other than the Voter's oath, is the oath of office.
State law permits notaries to administer oaths and affirmations of office.
A notary may administer an oath or affirmation to any state or local officer. The local offices requiring oaths or affirmations include those of justice of the peace, municipal clerk, select board, constable, lister, grand juror and fence viewer. Copies of these oaths or affirmations should be filed, with the signature of the officer and of the notary, in the municipal clerk's office. An affirmation is a legal substitute for an oath. A person so affirming shall be considered, for every legal purpose of privilege, qualification or liability, as having been duly sworn.