Section 27.05. Verification or affirmation of accusatory instruments

1.
  When an appearance ticket as authorized under  section  27.03  has  been
  served  by an enforcement officer specified in section 27.01, any chief,
  deputy-chief, captain, lieutenant or  acting  lieutenant,  sergeant,  or
  acting  sergeant  of  a  police  department  or of the division of state
  police, or any sheriff, undersheriff, chief deputy, or  deputy  sergeant
  in  any  county to whom the service of the appearance ticket is reported
  is hereby authorized to  administer  to  such  enforcement  officer  all
  necessary  oaths  in  connection  with  the  execution of the accusatory
  instrument to be presented in court by such enforcement officer  in  the
  prosecution of the offense involved.
    2.  A simplified information need not be verified if it is affirmed by
  the issuing officer, under penalty of perjury.