The State Courts provide Commissioner for Oaths (CFO) services for Litigants-in-person in State Courts proceedings.
Deponents/declarants who wish to affirm or swear their affidavits and statutory declarations to be used in State Courts proceedings may proceed to the Central Registry located at level 2 of the State Courts during the following operating hours:
| Time (Mon-Thurs) | Time (Fri) |
| 8.30 am to 12.30 pm | 8.30 am to 12.30 pm |
| 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm | 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm |
For deponents/declarants who do not understand or speak English, interpretation in the following languages and dialects will be provided:
| Chinese Languages | Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese |
| Malay Languages | Malay, Javanese and Boyanese |
| Indian Languages | Tamil, Malayalam and Urdu |
The following commissioning fees apply:
| Type of Document | Commissioning Fee | Additional Fees |
| Affidavit in Magistrate's Court (MC) Suits | S$10.00 per affidavit per deponent | S$5.00 per exhibit (if any) |
| Affidavit in District Court (DC) Suits | S$25.00 per affidavit per deponent |
| Statutory Declaration for Interpleader Summons in Magistrate's Court (MC) Suits | S$10.00 per affidavit per deponent |
| Statutory Declaration for Interpleader Summons in District Court (DC) Suits | S$25.00 per affidavit per deponent
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| Affidavit for Harassment (POHA) Cases | S$10.00 per affidavit per deponent
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For documents to be used in a foreign country, deponents/declarants should have them executed in the presence of a Notary Public (NP) instead of a Commissioner for Oaths.
Members of the public who require CFO/NP services for non-State Courts related matters may access https://legalisation.sal.sg/Directory of the Singapore Academy of Law.
