Hawaii Revised Statutes 621-13 – Oaths, validity of
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 621-13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- oath: includes a solemn affirmation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-21
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
If an oath has been administered by a judge of a court of record, or by a clerk, notary public, or other person having authority to administer oaths by the law of the place where the oath was administered, it shall not be an objection to the validity of the oath that the judge or other person has not jurisdiction or cognizance of the matter or thing concerning which the oath was administered.