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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