§ 5-4-1-1 — Oaths; officers and deputies; prosecuting attorneys and deputies

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), every
officer and every deputy, before entering on the officer's or deputy's
official duties, shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution of the State of Indiana, and that the
officer or deputy will faithfully discharge the duties of such office.
(b) A prosecuting attorney and a deputy prosecuting attorney shall
take the oath required under subsection (a) before taking office.
(c) This subsection applies to a deputy of a political subdivision. An
individual appointed as a deputy is considered an employee of the
political subdivision performing ministerial functions on behalf of an
officer and is not required to take the oath prescribed by subsection (a).
However, if a chief deputy assumes the duties of an office during a
vacancy under IC 3-13-11-12, the chief deputy must take the oath
required under subsection (a) before entering on the official duties of
the office.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.1. As amended by
P.L.49-1989, SEC.2; P.L.176-1999, SEC.119.