12 USC § 3 - Oath of Comptroller

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title: "12 USC § 3 - Oath of Comptroller"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "3"
section_name: "Oath of Comptroller"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 326; Pub. L. 86–251, § 1(d), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 223(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 206.)"
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# § 3. Oath of Comptroller

The Comptroller of the Currency shall, within fifteen days from the time of notice of his appointment, take and subscribe the oath of office.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 326; Pub. L. 86–251, § 1(d), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 223(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 206.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 326 derived from , , which was the National Bank Act. See .

### Amendments

1972— struck out provisions which required the Comptroller to give a bond in the sum of $250,000.

1959— increased the surety bond requirement from $100,000 to $250,000.