Section 38A:5-2 - Oath of office

NJ Rev Stat § 38A:5-2 (2019) (N/A)
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38A:5-2. Oath of office

Except when a comparable oath is subscribed to under Federal laws or regulations, every officer shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office:

"I , do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Governor of the State of New Jersey; that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of in the upon which I am about to enter, so help me God."

L.1963, c. 109.