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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-3-9. Entry into duties of office without oath.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-3-9. Entry into duties of office without oath.

Any officer or deputy required by law to take and file an official oath who shall enter upon the duties of his office without first taking and filing the same in the proper office shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 141; Code 1868, § 136; Code 1873, § 146; Code 1882, § 146; Penal Code 1895, § 270; Penal Code 1910, § 273; Code 1933, § 89-9901.