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8-18-107. Administration of oaths of office.

In all cases in which it is not otherwise provided by law, the oaths of office may be administered by any officer authorized to administer an oath. Such oaths shall be written out and subscribed by the person taking them, and shall be accompanied with the certificate of the officer administering the oaths, specifying the day and year when taken. General sessions judges, retired general sessions judges, retired judges and retired chancellors of courts of record of this state may administer the oaths of office to any elected or appointed public official. Upon completion of the oath, the general sessions judge, retired general sessions judge, retired judge or retired chancellor who administered the oath shall file the documents in the office of the county clerk.

[Code 1858, § 753; Shan., § 1074; Code 1932, § 1816; Acts 1973, ch. 66, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1807; Acts 2003, ch. 5, §§ 1, 2; 2009, ch. 172, § 1.]

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8-18-107. Administration of oaths of office.

In all cases in which it is not otherwise provided by law, the oaths of office may be administered by any officer authorized to administer an oath. Such oaths shall be written out and subscribed by the person taking them, and shall be accompanied with the certificate of the officer administering the oaths, specifying the day and year when taken. General sessions judges, retired general sessions judges, retired judges and retired chancellors of courts of record of this state may administer the oaths of office to any elected or appointed public official. Upon completion of the oath, the general sessions judge, retired general sessions judge, retired judge or retired chancellor who administered the oath shall file the documents in the office of the county clerk.

[Code 1858, § 753; Shan., § 1074; Code 1932, § 1816; Acts 1973, ch. 66, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1807; Acts 2003, ch. 5, §§ 1, 2; 2009, ch. 172, § 1.]

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8-18-107. Administration of oaths of office.

In all cases in which it is not otherwise provided by law, the oaths of office may be administered by any officer authorized to administer an oath. Such oaths shall be written out and subscribed by the person taking them, and shall be accompanied with the certificate of the officer administering the oaths, specifying the day and year when taken. General sessions judges, retired general sessions judges, retired judges and retired chancellors of courts of record of this state may administer the oaths of office to any elected or appointed public official. Upon completion of the oath, the general sessions judge, retired general sessions judge, retired judge or retired chancellor who administered the oath shall file the documents in the office of the county clerk.

[Code 1858, § 753; Shan., § 1074; Code 1932, § 1816; Acts 1973, ch. 66, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1807; Acts 2003, ch. 5, §§ 1, 2; 2009, ch. 172, § 1.]