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Rule 18 Unsworn Declarations Under Penalty of Perjury.

Wherever, under these rules or under any rule, regulation, order, or requirement adopted by, made pursuant to, or incorporated within these rules, any matter is required or permitted to be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by the sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath, or affidavit, in writing of the person making the same (other than a deposition, or an oath of office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified official other than a notary public), such matter may, with like force and effect, be supported, evidenced, established, or proved by the unsworn declaration, certificate, verification, or statement, in writing of such person which is subscribed by him, as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form:

(1) If executed without the United States Virgin Islands: “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States Virgin Islands that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)”.

(2) If executed within the United States Virgin Islands: “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)”.