Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 10. MAGISTRATE COURTS · Article 11. SENIOR MAGISTRATES
15-10-222. Oath of office.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Before entering on the duties of his or her office, a senior magistrate shall subscribe before the judge of the probate court in which he or she is first appointed the oath prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1 and the following oath:
‘‘I swear or affirm that I will duly and faithfully perform all the duties required of me as senior magistrate and that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia.’’
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History
Code 1981, § 15-10-222, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 910, § 2.
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Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, pages 609 to 610; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.
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