Idaho Statutes
§ 59-401 — LOYALTY OATH — FORM
Idaho § 59-401
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Bluebook
Idaho Code § 59-401 (2026).
Text
Before any officer elected or appointed to fill any office created by the laws of the state of Idaho enters upon the duties of his office, he must take and subscribe an oath, to be known as the official oath, which is as follows:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Idaho, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of (insert office) according to the best of my ability."
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Related
Jewett v. Williams
369 P.2d 590 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1962)
State v. Whelan
651 P.2d 916 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1982)
State v. Harrold
750 P.2d 959 (Idaho Court of Appeals, 1988)
Nate v. Lawerence Denney
464 P.3d 287 (Idaho Supreme Court, 2017)
Wasden v. State Board of Land Commissioners
280 P.3d 693 (Idaho Supreme Court, 2012)
Buck v. Steckel
(D. Idaho, 2025)
Legislative History
[59-401, added 1983, ch. 160, sec. 2, p. 463.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-1001
POSSESSION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS§ 59-1004
SEALS OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS§ 59-1005
GREAT SEAL OF STATE§ 59-1006
OFFICERS MAY ADMINISTER OATHS§ 59-1007
OFFICE HOURS§ 59-1008
SIGNATURE OF EX OFFICIO OFFICERS§ 59-101
QUALIFICATIONS IN GENERAL§ 59-1010
OFFICERS TO KEEP ACCOUNTS§ 59-1014
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Bluebook (online)
Idaho § 59-401, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/id/59-401.