Government Code section 40537

Before entering upon the duties of an office, each officer shall take and subscribe the official oath and file it with the clerk. The oath of office may be taken before the clerk, any member of the commission, or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.

Source: Section 40537, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=40537. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_40537

Original Source: Section 40537, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=40537. (last accessed May 12, 2025).