SB44 Alabama 2011 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Civil practice, Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, adopted, use of unsworn declarations under certain conditions if declarant is outside of United States
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a declaration which was
to be used in a judicial or administrative
proceeding is required to be in the form of an
affidavit sworn to in the presence of a notary
public</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would give validity to an unsworn
declaration if the declarant is outside the
territorial limits of the United States and the
declaration is signed under penalty of perjury</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To add Subdivision 3.5 to Division 1 of Article 1 of
Chapter 21 of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, to adopt the
Alabama Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act; to provide
for the validity under certain conditions of an unsworn
declaration if the declarant is outside the territorial limits
of the United States and the declaration is signed under
penalty of perjury.
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Subjects
Civil Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2011 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| March 3, 2011 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 1, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB44 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |