Oklahoma § 63-683.16 - Restriction on employment - Loyalty oath
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 63-683.16 — Restriction on employment - Loyalty oath, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-683.16. Restriction on employment - Loyalty oath
No person shall be employed in any capacity in any emergency
management organization who advocates or has advocated a change by
force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of
the United States or in this state or the overthrow of any
government in the United States by force or violence, or who has
been convicted of or is under indictment or information charging any
subversive act against the United States. Each person who is
appointed to serve in an organization of emergency management shall,
before entering upon employment duties, take the Oklahoma Loyalty
Oath, in writing, before a person authorized to administer oaths in
this state.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 33, § 16, emerg. eff. Feb. 14, 1967. Amended
by Laws 2003, c. 329, § 15, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 63-683.16 cover?
Section 63-683.16 ("Restriction on employment - Loyalty oath") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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