The official oath, unless otherwise expressly prescribed by law, shall be in the following form: “I do solemnly swear that I will perform with fidelity the duties of the office to which I have been appointed (or elected, as the case may be), and which I am about to assume.”
Code 1858, § 760; Shan., § 1081; Code 1932, § 1822; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1811.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 18 - Eligibility, Commissions, and Oaths
§ 8-18-101. Eligibility to Hold Office
§ 8-18-102. Penalty for Acceptance of Office by Ineligible Person
§ 8-18-103. Residence of Officers
§ 8-18-104. Terms of Office — Filling of Vacancies
§ 8-18-105. Terms of Appointive Officers
§ 8-18-106. Officers Commissioned
§ 8-18-107. Administration of Oaths of Office
§ 8-18-108. Filing of Oaths of State and Judicial Officers
§ 8-18-109. Filing of Oaths of County Officers — Administration of Oaths
§ 8-18-110. Endorsement of Time of Filing
§ 8-18-111. Form of Oath of Office
§ 8-18-113. Acting Without Oath
§ 8-18-114. Application of Oath Provisions to Future Offices