Title 45 — Title 45
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O.C.G.A. § 45-3-1 Oaths required in addition to oath of office and constitutional oath
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Every public officer shall: (1) Take the oath of office; (2) Take any oath prescribed by the Constitution of Georgia; (3) Swear that he or she is not the holder of any unaccounted for public money due this state or any political subdivision or authority thereof; (4) Swear that he…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-10.1 Applicability of Code Sections 45-3-1 through 45-3-10
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(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 or authority thereof. (b) When taken by municipal officers, official oaths shall be filed in the office of the judge of the prob…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-11 Loyalty oath — Persons required to take oath generally
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All persons who are employed by and are on the payroll of the state and are the recipients of wages, per diem, or salary of the state or its departments and agencies, with the exception of pages employed by the General Assembly, and all counties and cities, school districts, and …
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-12 Loyalty oath — Elected officers
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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 this state, including the Governor, constitutional officers, elected officials of any political subdivision of the government of …
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-13 Loyalty oath — Form
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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 the recipient of public funds for services rendered as such employee, do hereby solemnly swear and affirm that I will support the Constitution of the …
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-14 Effect of failure to sign loyalty oath
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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 sign said oath, then the governing authority under whom such person is employed shall cause such person’s name to be taken from the payr…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-15 Proceeding for false swearing when loyalty oath violated
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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 is proved that said individual has violated the oath, then the governing authority shall institute proceedings in the proper court against su…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-16 Applicability of article
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This article shall apply to the oaths of office of all public officers of this state unless the contrary is expressly provided. (Orig. Code 1863, § 163; Code 1868, § 158; Code 1873, § 169; Code 1882, § 169; Civil Code 1895, § 265; Civil Code 1910, § 300; Code 1933, § 89-301.)
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-2 Form and subscription of oath
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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 the dedimus potestatem and shall be taken and subscribed at the time of receiving the commission before the officer to whom the same is directed and in…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-30 Officers commissioned under great seal of state
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The commissions of the following officers shall have annexed thereto the great seal of the state, and shall be signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Secretary of State, namely: senators and representatives in Congress; Justices of the Supreme Court; Judges of the Court …
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-31 Officers commissioned under executive seal
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The commissions of all other civil officers, except constables and clerks of magistrate courts, of the state or county shall be under the seal of the office of the Governor, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by one of his secretaries. All officers of the militia of the gr…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-4 Filing of oaths — Generally
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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 specially provided, shall be filed with the certificate required by Code Section 45-3-3 in the office of the Governor and, when taken by …
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-5 Filing of oaths — County officers
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When taken by the judges of the probate courts and the clerks of the superior courts, official oaths shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court and also entered on the minutes of the court. When taken by sheriffs, the oaths shall be filed in the office of the…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-6 Filing of oaths — Endorsement of filing time
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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. (Orig. Code 1863, § 139; Code 1868, § 134; Code 1873, § 144; Code 1882, § 144; Civil Code 1895, § 239; Civil Code 1910, § 274; Code 1933, § 89-307.) …
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-7 Oaths of deputies
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Before proceeding to act, all deputies shall take the same oaths as their principals take and the oaths shall be filed and entered on the minutes of the same office with the same endorsement thereon; but this Code section shall not apply to any deputy who may be employed in parti…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-8 Effect of failure to take and file oath generally
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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 his office without first taking and filing the same in the proper office. (Orig. Code 1863, § 141; Code 1868, § 136; Code 1873, § 146; Code 1882, § 146…
O.C.G.A. § 45-3-9 Entry into duties of office without oath
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Any officer or deputy required by law to take and file an official oath who shall enter upon the duties of his office without first taking and filing the same in the proper office shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Orig. Code 1863, § 141; Code 1868, § 136; Code 1873, § 146; Code …