§ 42:162 — Administration and recordation of oath or affirmation

Louisiana § 42:162

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 42: Public Officers and Employees

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§162. Administration and recordation of oath or affirmation
A. The oath or affirmation of all officers of the state may be administered by the
governor, any judge, justice of the peace, notary public, or clerk of court. Except as otherwise
provided in Subsection B of this Section, the oath or affirmation shall be subscribed to by
the party taking it, and certified in his commission by the person administering it and shall
be deposited in the office of the secretary of state and recorded by him at no charge to the
elected or appointed official. The oath or affirmation of all parish officers shall also be
recorded in the clerk of court's office of the parish where the same may have been
administered, to be recorded by the clerk of court in a book kept for that purpose at no charge
to the elected or appointed official.
B. For members of each house of the legislature who take the oath or affirmation at
the organizational session of the legislature as provided in Article III, Section 2(D) of the
Constitution of Louisiana, the clerical officer of each house of the legislature shall deposit
in the office of the secretary of state a certified journal entry of the proceedings of that house
which reflects the taking of the oath of office as provided in the constitution. The secretary
of state shall record each certified journal entry in the same manner the oaths or affirmations
received pursuant to Subsection A of this Section are recorded. For the members of the
legislature who took the oath of office at the organizational session of the legislature, the
certified journal entry shall fulfill the requirements of this Part to take and subscribe to the
oath or affirmation.
C. The oath or affirmation shall be deposited for recordation within one month after
the same shall have been administered. A certified journal entry submitted pursuant to
Subsection B of this Section shall be deposited for recordation no later than one month
following the organizational session of the legislature.
NOTE: Acts 2012, No. 4, §2 provides that the Act is remedial, curative, and
procedural and is to be applied retroactively and prospectively.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, No. 850, §1; Acts 2003, No. 320, §1; Acts 2012, No. 4, §1, eff. Apr. 25, 2012; Acts 2025, No. 269, §1.