Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 54-106 (2026)

Form of oath to be taken by officer

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54-106. Form of oath to be taken by officer. All officers elected or appointed under any law of the state of Kansas shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, as follows:

"I do solemnly swear [or affirm, as the case may be] that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Kansas, and faithfully discharge the duties of ______. So help me God."

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 72, § 6; October 31; R.S. 1923, 54-106.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Morrison v. Sebelius, 179 P.3d 366 (Kan. 2008).

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State Ex Rel. Morrison v. Sebelius, 179 P.3d 366 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 4× “K.S.A. 54-106 (oath of office shall be taken by all officers elected or appointed under any law of the State of Kansas to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Kansas and to faithfully discharge all duties of office).”

Bd. of Johnson Cnty. Comm'rs v. Jordan, 370 P.3d 1170 (Kan. 2016). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. 54-106 and K.S.A. 75-4308. The county is the governmental unit "charged with the primary responsibility for the administration of all laws relating to the assessment, review, equalization, extension and collection of real and personal property taxes.”

Newdow v. Roberts, 603 F.3d 1002 (D.C. Cir. 2010). “II, § 5(b); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 54-106 ; Ky. Const. § 228; La.”

State v. Buser, 302 Kan. 1 (Kan. 2015). “In addition to pointing out the Attorney General was an officer of the court and therefore subject to the KRPC, in Sebelius our rationale emphasized he was “duty bound to uphold the constitution” per K.S.A. 54-106 (oath of office for elected officers to support the Kansas…”

Thompson v. Masterson (D. Kan. 2024). · cites it 2× “; see also Marie, 2014 WL 5800151 , at *3 (finding adequate representation and noting the “Kansas Attorney general is obligated by statute to defend Kansas laws when they are challenged as unconstitutional”); see also K.”

In re Trigg – (Disciplinary ), 414 P.3d 1203 (Kan. 2018). “But we readily conclude that the respondent's misconduct undermines the public's faith in the very judicial office whose duties she took a solemn oath to faithfully discharge.”

In re Trigg – (Disciplinary ) (Kan. 2018). “15, § 14; see also K.S.A. 54-106. 9 CONCLUSION AND DISCIPLINE IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this decision shall be published in the official Kansas Reports.”

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