Oregon Statutes 204.020 – When terms of office commence; filing oath of office and undertaking
(1) The term of office of each officer elected pursuant to ORS § 204.005 commences on the first Monday of January next following election to office.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 204.020
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Before entering upon any elective office listed in ORS § 204.005, the person who has received a certificate of election must qualify by filing with the county clerk of the county in which the person is elected the person’s oath of office, subscribed by the person, to the effect that the person will support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, and faithfully carry out the office being assumed. The person shall also give and file the undertaking provided for under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) A county governing body may require, by ordinance, for the filing by each officer under ORS § 204.005, prior to that officer assuming office, of an official undertaking with such surety as the governing body determines necessary or of an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS § 706.008, in either case in a reasonable amount with the county governing body. [Amended by 1981 c.41 § 1; 1983 c.327 § 15; 1991 c.331 § 46; 1997 c.631 § 426; 2009 c.491 § 4; 2017 c.749 § 1]
[Repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]
[Amended by 1965 c.221 § 22; repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]
[Amended by 1953 c.306 § 17; repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]
[Repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]
[Repealed by 1971 c.88 § 8]
[Repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]
[Repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]
[Repealed by 1981 c.41 § 3]