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title: O.C.G.A. § 7-1-36. Oath of commissioner, deputy commissioner, and examiners.
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# O.C.G.A. § 7-1-36. Oath of commissioner, deputy commissioner, and examiners.

(a) Before entering office, the commissioner shall take an oath before the Governor or one of the Justices of the Supreme Court to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia and to execute faithfully the duties of his or her office, which oath shall be in writing and subscribed to by the commissioner and filed in the Governor’s office. Before entering their respective offices, each deputy commissioner and examiner shall take an oath of office before the commissioner to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia and to execute faithfully the duties of their respective offices which shall be in writing and subscribed by the deputy commissioner or examiner and filed with the department.

(b) The commissioner, each deputy commissioner, and each examiner shall:

(1) Faithfully discharge, execute, and perform all and singular the duties required of such officer and which may be required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia;

(2) Faithfully account for all moneys that may be received by such officer from time to time by virtue of his office; and

(3) Safely deliver to the successor of such office all books, moneys, vouchers, accounts, and effects whatever belonging to said office.

## History

Ga. L. 1919, p. 135, art. 2, §§ 6, 11; Code 1933, §§ 13-306, 13-311; Code 1933, § 41A-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1211, § 3; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 1-1/HB 811; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 7/HB 323.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, a period was added following “Governor’s office” at the end of the first sentence of subsection (a).