1. (a) If an indictment, information, pleading, motion, petition, probable cause affidavit, or other document is required to be verified or sworn under oath before it is submitted to the court in a criminal action, the document meets the requirements of the law as a sworn document if the following form or a substantially similar form is used:

   I swear (affirm), under penalty of perjury as specified by IC 35-44.1-2-1 , that the foregoing (the following) representations are true.

   Signed __________________

2. (b) If a document complies with subsection (a), the swearing or affirming need not be done before a notary or other officer empowered to administer oaths.
3. (c) A person who makes a false affirmation or verification under this section may be prosecuted under IC 35-44.1-2-1 .

As added by P.L.181-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.126-2012, SEC.47.