{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-34-3-15","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 34-3-15","heading":"Attorney to Take Oath.","body":"Every attorney-at-law before being permitted to practice shall take the following oath or affirmation before an officer authorized to administer oaths:\n“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will demean myself as an attorney, according to the best of my learning and ability, and with all good fidelity, as well to the court as to the client; that I will use no falsehood or delay any person’s cause for lucre or malice and that I will support the Constitution of the State of Alabama and of the United States, so long as I continue a citizen thereof, so help me God.”\nIf any attorney commences practice before taking the oath as prescribed by this section, he or she forfeits the sum of $200, one half to the use of the person suing for the same and the other to the state.","path":["Title 34 Professions and Businesses.","Chapter 3 Attorney-at-Law.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-3-15","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"64f1fc758c7f6ee4122ad0dabd03b90ce7bee18b434429fa12858194fbb82f80","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-34-3-14","next":"us-al/ala.-code-34-3-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}