Indiana § 12-13-2-2 - Bond and oath
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-13-2-2 — Bond and oath, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-13-2-2. Bond and oath
Sec. 2. (a) Before the director begins official duties, the director must do the following:
(1) Execute a bond payable to the state in an amount and with sureties as approved by the secretary that is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the director's duties.
(2) Take and subscribe an oath that must be endorsed upon the director's official bond.
(b) The executed bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-2-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-13-2-2 ("Bond and oath") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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