When not otherwise provided by law and when not directed in the dedimus potestatem, the oaths of office may be taken before any officer authorized by law to administer an oath. Such oaths shall be written and subscribed by the persons taking them and accompanied by the certificate of such officer, which shall specify the day and year taken.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 136; Code 1868, § 131; Code 1873, § 141; Code 1882, § 141; Civil Code 1895, § 236; Civil Code 1910, § 271; Code 1933, § 89-304.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 3 - Official Oaths and Commissions
§ 45-3-1. Oaths Required in Addition to Oath of Office and Constitutional Oath
§ 45-3-2. Form and Subscription of Oath
§ 45-3-3. Officer Authorized to Administer Oaths; Oaths to Be Written, Subscribed, and Dated
§ 45-3-4. Filing of Oaths — Generally
§ 45-3-5. Filing of Oaths — County Officers
§ 45-3-6. Filing of Oaths — Endorsement of Filing Time
§ 45-3-8. Effect of Failure to Take and File Oath Generally
§ 45-3-9. Entry Into Duties of Office Without Oath
§ 45-3-10. Effect of Failure to Take and File Oath Upon Validity of Official Acts
§ 45-3-10.1. Applicability of Code Sections 45-3-1 Through 45-3-10
§ 45-3-11. Loyalty Oath — Persons Required to Take Oath Generally
§ 45-3-12. Loyalty Oath — Elected Officers
§ 45-3-13. Loyalty Oath — Form
§ 45-3-14. Effect of Failure to Sign Loyalty Oath
§ 45-3-15. Proceeding for False Swearing When Loyalty Oath Violated