Nev. Rev. Stat. § 31.780

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Oath of defendant on discharge

Official statutory text

If, upon examination, the judge be satisfied that the prisoner is entitled to discharge, the judge shall administer to the prisoner the following oath: “I, ________________, do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I have not any estate, real or personal, to the amount of $50, except such as is by law exempted from being taken in execution; and that I have not any other estate now conveyed or concealed, or in any way disposed of with design to secure the same to my use, or to defraud my creditors.”

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