{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-30a.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 30A.020","heading":"Oath of clerk and deputies.","body":"Every clerk and deputy, in addition to the oath prescribed by Section 228 of the\nConstitution, shall, before entering on the duties of his office, take the following oath in\npresence of the Circuit Court:  \"I, ....., do swear that I will well and truly dis charge the\nduties of the office of .............. County Circuit Court clerk, according to the best of my\nskill and judgment, making the due entries and records of all orders, judgments, decrees,\nopinions and proceedings of the court, and carefully filing and preserving in my office all\nbooks and papers which come to my possession by virtue of my office; and that I will not\nknowingly or willingly commit any malfeasance of office, and will faithfully execute the\nduties of my office without favor, affection o r partiality, so help me God.\"  The fact that\nthe oath has been administered shall be entered on the record of the Circuit Court.","path":["KRS Chapter 30A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21176","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:50Z","sha256":"4449afe6681b81694576fac3cbb1d74571fd5aac316e9f0dde00ab38cf225d7d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-30a.015","next":"us-ky/krs-30a.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}