The official oath, unless otherwise expressly prescribed by law, shall be in the following form: “I do solemnly swear that I will perform with fidelity the duties of the office to which I have been appointed (or elected, as the case may be), and which I am about to assume.”
Code 1858, § 760; Shan., § 1081; Code 1932, § 1822; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1811.
Cross-References. Constitutional oaths and oaths of office, Tenn. Const., art. X, §§ 1, 2.
Attorney General Opinions. Violating an oath of office, OAG 05-106 (7/7/05), 2005 Tenn. AG LEXIS 108.
Collateral References.
Loyalty oaths and oaths of allegiance. 18 A.L.R.2d 268.