Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 31-5-11 (2026)
Seal of the Commissioner; Oaths of Officers; Notaries Public.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) The commissioner shall have a seal of office and, along with each assistant commissioner, district manager, and veteran service officer, shall subscribe and execute an oath before entering into the duties of his or her office.
(b) The commissioner shall designate employees to become notaries public who may administer oaths to any individual swearing to the correctness of any statement made in connection with any application for compensation, hospitalization, insurance, pension, or any other service, aid, or benefit to which the individual, or any other individual on whose behalf any statement is made, may be or may become entitled under existing federal law or laws of this state.
(Acts 1945, No. 173, p. 304, §13; Act 2024-442, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2007 · leading case: Prewett v. Alabama Dep't of Vets. Affairs, 533 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (M.D. Ala. 2007).
Prewett v. Alabama Dep't of Vets. Affairs, 533 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (M.D. Ala. 2007). “Ala.Code §§ 31-5-11 (1975). It is undisputed that CVAAs are not required to execute a surety bond or take an oath of office, nor are they held administratively responsible to the Director of VA.”
Prewett v. State of Alabama Dep't of Vets. Affairs, 419 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (M.D. Ala. 2006). “” Ala.Code § 31-5-11 (1975). CVAAs are not required to take an oath of office or execute a bond.”
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