(A) The Mayor, the presiding officer of the Common Council or any committee thereof, the presiding officer of any board, commission, or other body of the city government, the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, and each other officer, deputy, or assistant officer of the city to whom any sworn statement, whether oral or in writing, is required to be made or submitted by any person pursuant to any provision of the Charter, this code, or other ordinance or resolution of the Common Council shall have authority to administer the oath so required; provided, that nothing in this section shall be 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 Clerk or some other office of this city.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to whom an oath has been administered pursuant to this section to knowingly make any false certificate, affidavit, or statement, oral or written, concerning any matter whatsoever in violation of such oath.
(Prior Code, § 2-36) Penalty, see § 10.99