{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-16-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-16-3","heading":"Oath.","body":"Before beginning the duties of the office of coroner, a coroner shall take the oath required of all civil officers and shall take the following oath:\n“I swear that I will well and truly serve the State of Georgia in said office and faithfully and truly execute all writs and precepts to me directed or which I may lawfully execute, when placed in my charge, and return the same according to the best of my knowledge, skill, and judgment; that I will in no case knowingly use or exercise my office illegally, corruptly, or unjustly and that I will not, under any pretense, take, accept, or enjoy any fee or reward pertaining to my office other than such as are allowed by law; but that I will, in all things touching the duties of my office, demean myself honestly, fairly, and impartially according to the best of my ability, so help me God.”","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 16 Coroners","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"2b3fa22410b00050fe109dd7bb85426223ff07169333fe9487a58c105302738c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-16-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-16-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}