{"data":{"id":"us-mt/10-1-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"10-1-202","heading":"Oath of office.","body":"(1) Except when a comparable oath is subscribed to under federal law or regulation, every officer shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office:\n\"I, ...., do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Montana against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the president of the United States and the governor of the state of Montana; that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of .... in the .... upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.\"\n(2) If an officer refuses or neglects to take the oath, the officer is considered to have resigned the office and a new appointment must be made.","path":["TITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES","CHAPTER 1. MILITIA","Part 2. Officers of Militia"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0100/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0020/0100-0010-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:04Z","sha256":"0847b071029b1d1471ba794d512e2aa8042443f8ecf86bdc5d4427e43420b3c2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/10-1-201","next":"us-mt/10-1-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}