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Those to be taken by any judge of any court of record elected by the General Assembly shall be administered in a court of record, or by any judge, or by any officer authorized by law to administer an oath. Those to be taken by any person elected or appointed an officer of either house of the General Assembly shall be administered by the person and in the manner prescribed by the rules of such house. The oaths to be taken by a person elected or appointed to any other office or post shall, except in cases in which it may be otherwise directed by law, be administered by the clerk of a court of record, by any judge, by a Commissioner or clerk of the State Corporation Commission or by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 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Those to be taken by any person elected or appointed an officer of either house of the General Assembly shall be administered by the person and in the manner prescribed by the rules of such house. The oaths to be taken by a person elected or appointed to any other office or post shall, except in cases in which it may be otherwise directed by law, be administered by the clerk of a court of record, by any judge, by a Commissioner or clerk of the State Corporation Commission or by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 639; in 1983, chapter 228; in 1986, chapter 255; in 1988, chapter 255; in 1992, chapter 390; in 2008, chapters 57<\/a> and 713<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60570,"section_number":"18.2-271.4","catch_line":"Oath of office","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-271.4\/"},{"id":63360,"section_number":"24.2-120","catch_line":"Oath of office","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-120\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80797,"section_number":"49-1","catch_line":"Form of general oath required of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":233191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72169,"identifier":"49-3","token":"49\/1\/49-3","url":"\/49-3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/49-3\/","token":"49\/1\/49-3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Who may administer oaths to officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 49-3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The oaths<\/span> to be taken by a person elected a member of either house of the General Assembly shall be administered by the clerk or presiding officer of the houses, respectively, or a notary. Those to be taken by any judge<\/span> of any court<\/span> of record elected by the General Assembly shall be administered in a court<\/span> of record, or by any judge<\/span>, or by any officer authorized by law<\/span> to administer an oath<\/span>. Those to be taken by any person elected or appointed an officer of either house of the General Assembly shall be administered by the person and in the manner prescribed by the rules of such house. The oaths<\/span> to be taken by a person elected or appointed to any other office or post shall, except in cases in which it may be otherwise directed by law<\/span>, be administered by the clerk of a court<\/span> of record, by any judge<\/span>, by a Commissioner or clerk of the State Corporation Commission or by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. A magistrate<\/span> or person holding a comparable position in another state may administer the oaths<\/span> to be taken by a commissioner or other person residing therein.\n\t\tWhenever a person required to take an oath<\/span> of office is a member of the United States Armed Forces and is on active duty, or is deployed by the United States Department of Defense as a civilian, the oath<\/span> set forth in \u00a7 49-1<\/a> may be administered by a notary public.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHO MAY ADMINISTER OATHS TO OFFICERS (\u00a7 49-3)\n\nThe oaths to be taken by a person elected a member of either house of the\nGeneral Assembly shall be administered by the clerk or presiding officer of the\nhouses, respectively, or a notary. Those to be taken by any judge of any court\nof record elected by the General Assembly shall be administered in a court of\nrecord, or by any judge, or by any officer authorized by law to administer an\noath. Those to be taken by any person elected or appointed an officer of either\nhouse of the General Assembly shall be administered by the person and in the\nmanner prescribed by the rules of such house. The oaths to be taken by a person\nelected or appointed to any other office or post shall, except in cases in which\nit may be otherwise directed by law, be administered by the clerk of a court of\nrecord, by any judge, by a Commissioner or clerk of the State Corporation\nCommission or by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. A magistrate or person\nholding a comparable position in another state may administer the oaths to be\ntaken by a commissioner or other person residing therein.\n\t\tWhenever a person required to take an oath of office is a member of the United\nStates Armed Forces and is on active duty, or is deployed by the United States\nDepartment of Defense as a civilian, the oath set forth in \u00a7 49-1 may be\nadministered by a notary public.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 273; 1968, c. 639; 1983, c. 228; 1986, c. 255; 1988, c.\n255; 1992, c. 390; 1992, Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 2008, cc. 57, 713.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}