Oaths required in proceedings in probate courts may be administered by the judge or clerk, in or out of court, or by a notary public or justice of the peace; and when administered out of court, a certificate thereof shall be returned and filed or recorded with the proceedings, but the judge may require any oath to be taken in open court. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 776; G.L. 1909, ch. 309, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 360, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 571, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 33-22-18.
Rhode Island Legal Code