{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-62.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 62.010","heading":"Oath of office -- When to be taken.","body":"(1) No officer shall enter upon the duties of his office until he takes the oath required of\nhim by law.\n(2) Each person elected to an office shall take the oath of office on or before the day the\nterm of office to which he has been elected begins, except in y ears where the first\nMonday in January falls upon January 1. In years where the first Monday falls upon\nJanuary 1, no penalty shall be applied to any officer that fails to take the oath of\noffice, so long as the oath of office is taken within thirty (30) d ays of the first\nMonday of January.\n(3) Each person appointed to an office shall take the oath of office within thirty (30)\ndays after he receives notice of his appointment.","path":["KRS Chapter 62"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23119","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:17Z","sha256":"d7392ce7069eb0c00244d72b50cf1a44cb1962ef2334a8782be5f013978af1ee","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-615.990","next":"us-ky/krs-62.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}