La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 440
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 440, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Administration of oath to witnesses
Official statutory text
A witness who is to testify before the grand jury shall first be sworn by the foreman, in accordance with Article 14, to testify truthfully and to keep secret, except as authorized by law, matters which he learns at the grand jury meeting.
Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 515, §12.}}
Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 515, §12.}}
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