2021 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 10 - Employment Within the Postal Service
Sec. 1011 - Oath of office

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Citation 39 U.S.C. § 1011 (2021)
Section Name ยง1011. Oath of office
Section Text

Before entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary, all officers and employees of the Postal Service shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:

"I, ________________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter."


A person authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, including section 2903 of title 5, or of a State or territory, or an officer, civil or military, holding a commission under the United States, or any officer or employee of the Postal Service designated by the Board may administer and certify the oath or affirmation.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 91โ€“375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 733.)


Editorial Notes STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71โ€“9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91โ€“375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 10 - EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1011 - Oath of office
Contains section 1011
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 84 Stat. 733
Public Law References Public Law 91-375
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