Each member of the Commission and every employee of the Department shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Oklahoma, and to discharge faithfully and honestly the duties of such office or employment. Any officer or employee who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and such violation shall be cause for removal.
Laws 1968, c. 415, § 308, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1980, c. 159, § 20, emerg. eff. April 2, 1980.