STATE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. Taken and subscribed before me this ___ day of _________, 19__ ________________________________________ ________________________________ Signature of Officer or Employee (DO NOT Signature of Authorized Official Sign Until in the Presence of Proper ________________________________ Witness) Title _____________________ __________ NOTE: No fee may be charged for County State administering this oath. Oath must be administered by either (1) a person having general authority by law to administer oaths---for example: Notaries Public, Civil Executive Officers (Section 1001 of Government Code), Judicial Officers, Justices of the Peace, and county officials named in Sections 24000, 24057 of Government Code: such as, district attorneys, sheriffs, county clerks, members of boards of supervisors, etc., or (2) by any University Officer or employee who has been authorized in writing by The Regents to administer such oaths. WHO MUST SIGN THE OATH: All persons WHERE OATHS ARE FILED: The Oaths of all (other than aliens) employed by the employees of the University shall be University, in common with all other filed with the Campus Accounting California public employees, whether Office. with or without compensation, must sign the Oath. (Calif. Constitution, FAILURE TO SIGN OATH: No compensation Article XX, Section 2. Calif. for service performed prior to his Government Codes, Sections 3100-3102.) subscribing to the Oath or affirmation may be paid to a University employee. All persons re-employed by the And no reimbursement for expenses University after a termination of incurred may be made prior to his service must sign a new Oath if the subscribing to the Oath or affirmation. date of re-employment is more than one (Calif. Government Code, section 3107.) year after the date on which the previous Oath was signed (Calif. PENALTIES: "Every person who, while Government Code Section 3102). taking and subscribing to the Oath or affirmation required by this chapter, WHEN MUST OATH BE SIGNED: The Oath must states as true any material which he be signed BEFORE the individual enters knows to be false, is guilty of upon the duties of employment. (Calif. perjury, and is punishable by Constitution, Article XX, Section 3: imprisonment in the state prison not Calif. Government Code Section 3102.) less than one or more than 14 years." (Calif. Government Code, Section 3108.)