Title 59 — PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL

59-401. Loyalty oath — Form. Before any officer elected or appointed to fill any office created by the laws of the state of Idaho enters upon the duties of his office, he must take and subscribe an oath, to be known as the official oath, which is as follows: "I do solemnly swear …

59-402. Time of taking oath. Whenever a different time is not prescribed by law the oath of office must be taken, subscribed and filed within ten (10) days after the officer has notice of his election or appointment, or before the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the commence…

59-403. Before whom oath taken. Except when otherwise provided, the oath may be taken before any officer authorized to administer oaths.

59-404. County officers — Time and place of taking oath. The oath of office of county elective officers shall be taken by the county commissioners before the county recorders of their respective counties, on the second Monday of January succeeding each general election, and on th…

59-405. Where oath filed. Every oath of office, certified by the officer, before whom the same was taken, must be filed within the time required by law, except when otherwise specially directed, as follows: 1. The oath of all officers whose authority is not limited to any particu…

59-406. Oath of deputies. Deputies, clerks and subordinate officers must take and file an official oath before entering upon their duties.

59-407. Inability to appear — Taking oath. Whenever any elective state official shall be unable to appear for the taking of his oath as provided for in this code, for any reason, including his being a member of the armed forces of the United States, he may be sworn in and may tak…

59-408. Temporary inability of officers. In the event any county elective official shall be unable to serve, due to illness, injury or on account of war, war industries, job freezing or being a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States of America, it shall be …