Georgia Code, Title 45, Chapter 3, Article 1 - Official Oaths

• § 45-3-1 - Oaths Required in Addition to Oath of Office and Constitutional Oath
  Every public officer shall: (1) Take the oath of office; (2) Take any oath prescribed by the Constitution of Georgia; (3) Swear that he...
• § 45-3-2 - Form and Subscription of Oath
  The form of the oath prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1 and the oath of office to be taken and subscribed shall be forwarded with...
• § 45-3-3 - Officer Authorized to Administer Oaths; Oaths to Be Written, Subscribed, and Dated
  When not otherwise provided by law and when not directed in the dedimus potestatem, the oaths of office may be taken before any officer...
• § 45-3-4 - Filing of Oaths -- Generally
  The oaths prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1, when taken by an officer whose general duties are not confined to any one county unless otherwise...
• § 45-3-5 - Filing of Oaths -- County Officers
  When taken by the judges of the probate courts and the clerks of the superior courts, official oaths shall be filed in the office...
• § 45-3-6 - Filing of Oaths -- Endorsement of Filing Time
  The officer in whose office the oaths prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1 are filed must endorse thereon the day and year of filing.
• § 45-3-7 - Oaths of Deputies
  Before proceeding to act, all deputies shall take the same oaths as their principals take and the oaths shall be filed and entered on...
• § 45-3-8 - Effect of Failure to Take and File Oath Generally
  No officer or deputy required by law to take and file the oaths prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1 shall enter upon the duties of...
• § 45-3-9 - Entry Into Duties of Office Without Oath
  Any officer or deputy required by law to take and file an official oath who shall enter upon the duties of his office without...
• § 45-3-10 - Effect of Failure to Take and File Oath Upon Validity of Official Acts
  The official acts of an officer shall be valid regardless of his omission to take and file the oath, except in cases where so...
• § 45-3-10.1 - Applicability of Code Sections 45-3-1 Through 45-3-10
  (a) Code Sections 45-3-1 through 45-3-10 shall apply to all municipal corporations and to all peace officers of this state or any political subdivision...
• § 45-3-11 - Loyalty Oath -- Persons Required to Take Oath Generally
  All persons who are employed by and are on the payroll of the state and are the recipients of wages, per diem, or salary...
• § 45-3-12 - Loyalty Oath -- Elected Officers
  The loyalty oath required by Code Section 45-3-11, this Code section, and Code Sections 45-3-13 through 45-3-15 shall apply to all elected officers of...
• § 45-3-13 - Loyalty Oath -- Form
  The oath prescribed in Code Section 45-3-11 shall be in the following form: "I, (Name) a citizen of and being an employee of and...
• § 45-3-14 - Loyalty Oath -- Person to Be Taken From Payroll for Failure to Sign Oath
  If any person required by Code Sections 45-3-11 through 45-3-13, this Code section, and Code Section 45-3-15 to execute a loyalty oath fails to...
• § 45-3-15 - Loyalty Oath -- Proceeding for False Swearing When Oath Violated
  If any person required to do so by Code Sections 45-3-11 through 45-3-14 and this Code section executes a loyalty oath and subsequently it...
• § 45-3-16 - Applicability of Article
  This article shall apply to the oaths of office of all public officers of this state unless the contrary is expressly provided.

Last modified: October 14, 2016