§ 932. Administration of oaths

Statutory text

Such commissioned and warrant officers of the Coast Guard as may be designated by the Commandant may, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commandant, exercise the general powers of a notary public in the administration of oaths for the following purposes:

execution, acknowledgment, and attestation of instruments and papers, oaths of allegiance in connection with recruiting, oaths in connection with courts and boards, and all other notarial acts in connection with the proper execution of Coast Guard functions;

execution, acknowledgment, and attestation of instruments and papers, and all other notarial acts in time of war or national emergency; and

execution, acknowledgment, and attestation of instruments and papers, and all other notarial acts in Alaska and places beyond the continental limits of the United States where the Coast Guard is serving.

No fee of any character shall be charged by any commissioned or warrant officer for performing notarial acts. The signature and indication of grade of any commissioned or warrant officer performing any notarial act shall be prima facie evidence of his authority.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1949
Title 14, United States Code, section —
Pub. L. 81–393 · 63 Stat. 495
Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 932
Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 545, § 636
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 545, § 636
2018
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 107(b) · 132 Stat. 4192
Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 932
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 636 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 636 of this title as this section.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 9 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 641Disposal of certain material901 653Employment of draftsmen and engineers902 656Use of certain appropriated funds903 666Local hire904 670Procurement authority for family housing905 671Air Station Cape Cod Improvements906 672Long-term lease of special purpose facilities907 672aLong-term lease authority for lighthouse property908 674Small boat station rescue capability909 675Small boat station closures910 676Search and rescue center standards911 676aAir facility closures912 677Turnkey selection procedures913 681Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN914 635Oaths required for boards931 636Administration of oaths932 638Coast Guard ensigns and pennants933 639Penalty for unauthorized use of words “Coast Guard”934 640Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale935 645Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity for participants936 646Admiralty claims against the United States937 647Claims for damage to property of the United States938 648Accounting for industrial work939 649Supplies and equipment from stock940 650Coast Guard Supply Fund941 654Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services942 655Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation943 658Confidential investigative expenses944 659Assistance to film producers945 664User fees946 667Vessel construction bonding requirements947 668Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care948 669Telephone installation and charges949 673Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials950 678Aircraft accident investigations951

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§ 26, 27 (Apr. 16, 1908, ch. 145, § 12, 35 Stat. 63; June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 880).

Said sections are rewritten, the provisions concerning oaths being broadened to conform more closely to law applicable to officers of the Navy (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 217a). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 636 of this title as this section.

Credits

1949–2018 · 2 acts

1949Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 545, § 636
2018renumbered § 932, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.

Show as published

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 545, § 636; renumbered § 932, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)