{"data":{"id":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5813","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"12 V.S.A. § 5813","heading":"Oath to be administered to officials, committees, etc","body":"The form of oath to be administered to persons appointed in pursuance of the provisions of law, to perform any duty or execute any office, commission, or trust whatever, where an oath is required, and a specific form is not provided, shall be as follows:\nYou solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office (duty or trust) of ......................... to the best of your judgment and abilities, according to law. So help you God.\nOr, when the person to be sworn produces to the magistrate a warrant of appointment, commission, or other certificate, the oath may be thus:\nYou solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the duties assigned you by this warrant (commission, rule, or other certificate of appointment,) (as the case may be) to the best of your judgment and abilities, according to law. So help you God.","path":["Title 12: Court Procedure","Chapter 211: Oaths","Subchapter 001: FORMS OF OATHS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/211/05813","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:59:57Z","sha256":"b0ce86db306c35c6d2ea43fdea15e9a405e641a8f0adfb1f5e674889b93b9324","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5812","next":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}