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62.010 Oath of office -- When to be taken.

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62.010 Oath of office -- When to be taken. (1) No officer shall enter upon the duties of his office until he takes the oath required of him by law. (2) Each person elected to an office shall take the oath of office on or before the day the term of office to which he has been elected begins, except in years where the first <br>Monday in January falls upon January 1. In years where the first Monday falls upon <br>January 1, no penalty shall be applied to any officer that fails to take the oath of <br>office, so long as the oath of office is taken within thirty (30) days of the first <br>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 <br>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. <br>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 &quot;shall <br>apply retroactively to any elected officer required to take the oath of office and <br>execute bond by the first Monday of year 2007.&quot;