{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-38a-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 38A:5-2","heading":"Oath of office","body":"Except when a comparable oath is subscribed to under Federal laws or regulations, 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 New Jersey 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 of the Governor of the State of New Jersey;  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.\"\nL.1963, c. 109.","path":["TITLE 38A MILITARY AND VETERANS LAW"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"b875a94eca3fda15f68f1a45d619a6311bd4fdfd3656cca3922ae04df75f4cd0","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-38a-5-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-38a-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}