North Carolina § 162B-10 - Formalities of taking office.
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§ 162B-10. Formalities of taking office.
Statute text At the time of their assumption of office, emergency interim successors shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office. History (1959, c. 314, s. 6.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 162B-10 ("Formalities of taking office.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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