48 USC § 1423d - Oath of office

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s1423d"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "48 USC § 1423d - Oath of office"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "1423d"
section_name: "Oath of office"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "GUAM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "THE LEGISLATURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 14, 64 Stat. 388.)"
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# § 1423d. Oath of office

Every member of the legislature and all officers of the government of Guam shall take the following oath or affirmation:

“I solemnly swear (or affirm) in the presence of Almighty God that I will well and faithfully support the Constitution of the United States, the laws of the United States applicable to Guam and the laws of Guam, and that I will conscientiously and impartially discharge my duties as a member of the Guam Legislature (or as an officer of the government of Guam).”

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 14, 64 Stat. 388.)