Article XII. Officers
Article XII, Section 8. Oath of civil officers
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
Every civil officer, except members of the general assembly and such inferior officers as may be by law exempted, shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States and of the state of Colorado, and to faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he shall be about to enter.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 65.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
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