An oath is either a promise or a statement of fact calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact. To swear is to take an oath. In law, oaths are made by a witness to a court of law before giving testimony and usually by a newly appointed government officer to the people of a state before taking office. In both of those cases, though, an affirmation can be usually substituted. A written statement, if the author swears the statement is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is called an affidavit. The oath given to support an affidavit is frequently administered by a notary public who will memorialize the giving of the oath by affixing her or his seal to the document. Breaking an oath (or affirmation) is perjury. (Source, Wikipedia)
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Who takes an oath of office?
CA Constitution, Article XX, Sec 3
GOV 24102(a)(3), 24102(b)
CCP 2093
What are the requirements of an oath of office?
CA Constitution, Article XX, Sec 3
Note: The second paragraph of the oath prohibiting affiliation with organizations advocating the overthrow of the government was struck by the California Supreme Court as an unconstitutional infringement on first amendment rights of the US Constitution in Vogel vs County of Los Angeles (1967) 68 Cal.2d 18, issued December 21, 1967, and final January 20, 1968 – Therefore only the first paragraph is administered for either the Oath of Office to officers/deputies and Loyalty Oath to employees. Since the constitution itself was not actually amended, however, both paragraphs are still codified.