At the close of each Regents examination, each candidate shall subscribe his name to the following declaration on the answer paper:
"I do hereby affirm, at the close of this examination, that I had no unlawful knowledge of the questions or answers prior to the examination, and that I have neither given nor received assistance in answering any of the questions during the examination."
No answer paper lacking this declaration, however satisfactory in other respects, will be accepted.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 102.5