Rule 603 Oath or affirmation Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that the witness will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken the witness' conscience and impress the witness' mind with the duty to do so. Effective: July 1, 1992 History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 36; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.