District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 1-501: Oath to be taken by officers.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 1. Government Organization.
Chapter 5. Officers and Employees Generally.
Subchapter I. General.

All civil officers in the District shall, before they act as such, respectively take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective offices; and the oath or affirmation provided for by this section shall be taken and subscribed, certified, and recorded, in such manner and form as may be prescribed by law.

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