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# O.C.G.A. § 28-1-4. Form and administration of oath of office to members.

(a) In addition to any other oath prescribed by law, each Senator and Representative, before taking the seat to which elected, shall take the following oath:

‘‘I do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of this state and of the United States and, on all questions and measures which may come before me, I will so conduct myself, as will, in my judgment, be most conducive to the interests and prosperity of this state.’’

(b) The oath of office prescribed by subsection (a) of this Code section may be administered to the members of the General Assembly by any Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, judge of the superior courts, or judge of the state courts. Such Justice or judge shall be procured by the person organizing each branch.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 175; Code 1868, § 170; Code 1873, § 181; Code 1882, § 181; Civil Code 1895, § 293; Civil Code 1910, § 336; Code 1933, § 47-105; Ga. L. 1945, p. 141, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 936, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 746, § 1.

## Cross References

Oath of General Assembly members, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. II. Enumeration of oaths required for holders of public office, § 45-3-1. Loyalty oath, § 45-3-11 et seq.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1983, p. 936, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘It is the intent of this Act to implement the provisions of Article III, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.’’