§ 103.08. Limited authority to administer oaths; false swearing.

(a)

The Mayor, the presiding officer of Council for the time being, the presiding officer of any Council committee or of any board, commission or other body of the City Government, and each City officer, his deputies and assistants, to whom any sworn report, return, certificate, pledge or statement, whether oral or in writing, is required to be made or submitted by any person pursuant to any provision of these Codified Ordinances or other ordinance or resolution of Council, shall have authority to administer the oath so required; provided, that nothing in this section is construed as purporting to authorize the administration of any oath which, by law, is required to be administered by a judicial officer, notary public or other officer authorized by statute to administer oaths, nor shall this section be construed as purporting to authorize the taking of any acknowledgment of any signature or seal for the purpose of recording in the office of the Clerk of the County Court or elsewhere other than in the office of the City Recorder or some other officer of this City.

(b)

No person to whom an oath has been administered pursuant to this section shall knowingly make any false report, return, certificate or statement, oral or written, concerning any matter whatsoever in violation of such oath.

(Code 1979, § 2-3-1; Code 1991, § 103.08)