District of Columbia Statutes
§ 1-501 — Oath to be taken by officers.
District of Columbia § 1-501
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 1Government Organization.
Ch. 5Officers and Employees Generally.
Subch. IGeneral.
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D.C. Code § 1-501 (2026).
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All civil officers in the District shall, before they act as such, respectively take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective offices; and the oath or affirmation provided for by this section shall be taken and subscribed, certified, and recorded, in such manner and form as may be prescribed by law.
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Related
Terrell v. District of Columbia
703 F. Supp. 2d 17 (District of Columbia, 2010)
Terrell v. District of Columbia Government
(District of Columbia, 2010)
Legislative History
R.S., D.C., § 85; June 20, 1874, 18 Stat. 116, ch. 337, § 2; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 103, ch. 180, § 2
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