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.