Indiana § 36-12-2-19 - Certificate of appointment; oath of office
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§ 36-12-2-19. Certificate of appointment; oath of office
Sec. 19. (a) An appointing authority under this chapter shall issue to each appointee to a library board a signed certificate of appointment.
(b) Not more than ten (10) days after the receipt of the certificate of appointment, the appointee shall take an oath of office, before an individual authorized by law to administer the oath, to the effect that the appointee will faithfully discharge the appointee's duties to the best of the appointee's ability.
(c) The appointee shall file the certificate of appointment and the endorsed oath with the records of the public library, which shall be preserved as a public record.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-2.5-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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