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# O.C.G.A. § 15-10-222. Oath of office.

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.’’

## History

Code 1981, § 15-10-222, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 910, § 2.