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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 62 OATHS AND BONDS
62.010 Oath of office -- When to be taken.
Download pdfMonday in January falls upon January 1. In years where the first Monday falls upon
January 1, no penalty shall be applied to any officer that fails to take the oath of
office, so long as the oath of office is taken within thirty (30) days of the first
Monday of January. (3) Each person appointed to an office shall take the oath of office within thirty (30) days after he receives notice of his appointment. Effective: March 21, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective March 21, 2007. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat.
secs. 3753, 3755. Legislative Research Commission Note (3/21/2007). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 4, provides that the amendments to KRS 62.010 in 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1 "shall
apply retroactively to any elected officer required to take the oath of office and
execute bond by the first Monday of year 2007."
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