LOYALTY OATH FILING instructions (51 O.S. §36.3)
WHERE TO FILE:
Every State officer shall be filed with the Secretary of State:
S
ecretary of State, Executive Legislative Division,
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd, Rm 122, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
E
very state employee
shall be filed with the personnel officer of the
state entity employing the state employee.
A
ll other officers
shall be filed with the office of the county clerk of
the county of official residence of the officer.
A
ll other employees
shall be filed with the office of the county clerk of
the county in which the entity employing the employee is located.
E
very notary public
shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of
State.
A
ll
municipal officers or employees or school district officers or
employees shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk of the
municipality or in the office of the school clerk of the school district for
which the officer or employee serves or by which the officer or
employee is employed.
T
O ENSURE PROPER FILING
:
Submit only the original oath with original signatures. Photo copies are not
accepted. Type or print clearly in black ink:
1.
L
ist the name and address of the employing entity/board/commission.
2
. P
rint the full and correct name of the person taking the oath
3.
N
ame of the office, or if an employee, insert “an employee of_______
followed by the complete designation of the employing officer, agency,
authority, commission, department or institution.
Person taking the oath is the “Affiant”.
ATTESTATION OF LOYALTY OATH
:
The Loyalty Oath must be signed and dated by a notary public or other officer
authorized to administer oaths or affirmations (indicate title and rank, if other
than a notary public) and include the identification of the jurisdiction in which
the act is performed. The notary shall include the name of the individual
making the statement (or taking the oath), the notary seal, commission
expiration date and commission number.
*P
lease retain a copy for your records before submitting the oath for filing with
the Secretary of State. For additional information, please call 522-4565.
Name of State Agency, Authority, Commission, Department or Institution
____
____________________________________________________________
Address, City and Zip Code Agency, Authority, Commission, Department or Institution
____
____________________________________________________________
Print Name of State officer or Employee (Affiant)
LOYALTY OATH
(51 O.S., 36.2A)
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America and the Constitution and the laws of the
State of Oklahoma, and that I will faithfully discharge, according to the best of
my ability, the duties of my office or employment during such time as I am
________________________________________________________________
(Here put name of office, or, if an employee, insert "An Employee of " followed by
the complete designation of the employing officer, agency, authority, commission,
department or institution.)
____
___________________________
Signature of Affiant
S
tate of ____________________
County of __________________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this __________ day of
____
_______________, ________ by ________________________________.
Print name of person taking the oath
____
____________________
Signature of Notary Public, or other officer
authorized to administer oaths or affirmations.
(Seal, if any)
_________________________
Title and Rank (if other than a Notary Public)
My Commission Expires:_______________
Commission Number: _________________
(OKSOS-12/2017)