Texas § GV.53.008 - OATH
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§ GV.53.008. OATH
OATH. The bailiffs of the 34th, 70th, 86th, 97th, 130th, 142nd, 161st, 238th, 244th, 271st, 318th, 341st, 355th, 358th, 385th, and 446th district courts, the bailiffs of the courts described in Section 53.002 (c), (d), (e), or (f), the bailiffs and the grand jury bailiffs of the district courts in Tarrant County that give preference to criminal cases, the bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs of the criminal district courts in Tarrant County, the bailiffs of the district courts in Taylor County, the bailiffs of the county courts at law of Taylor County, and the bailiffs of the county courts at law of Wise County shall each swear to the following oath, to be administered by the judge: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially perform all duties as may be required of me by law, so help me God." Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.71(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.29(g), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 8.03(f), eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 819, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 430, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 868, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1436, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 853, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (S.B. 2554 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 2310 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329 ), Sec. 6.05, eff. September 1, 2017.
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