(1) No officer shall enter upon the duties of his office until he takes the oath required of
him by law.
(2) Each person elected to an office shall take the oath of office on or before the day the
term of office to which he has been elected begins, except in years where the first
Monday in January falls upon January 1. In years where the first Monday falls upon
January 1, no penalty shall be applied to any officer that fails to take the oath of
office, so long as the oath of office is taken within thirty (30) days of the first
Monday of January.
(3) Each person appointed to an office shall take the oath of office within thirty (30)
days after he receives notice of his appointment.
Effective: March 21, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective March 21, 2007. --
Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat.
secs. 3753, 3755.
Legislative Research Commission Note (3/21/2007). 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 4,
provides that the amendments to KRS 62.010 in 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1 "shall
apply retroactively to any elected officer required to take the oath of office and
execute bond by the first Monday of year 2007."
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2023 · leading case:
Sims v. Atwell, 556 S.W.2d 929 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977).
Sims v. Atwell, 556 S.W.2d 929 (Ky. Ct. App. 1977).
“Assuming that an oath were required by Section 228 of the Kentucky Constitution or the general statute relating to oaths, KRS 62.010, the failure of the precinct election officers to take an oath does not invalidate the election in that precinct.”
Rives v. Pettit, 513 S.W.2d 475 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974).
“§ 228 and KRS 62.010, (2) one of the Republican officers (Mrs.”
Commonwealth ex rel. Breckinridge v. Marshall, 361 S.W.2d 103 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962).
· cites it 4× “KRS 62.010 provides as follows: “(1) No officer shall enter upon the duties of his office until he takes the oath required of him by law.”
Gourley v. Commonwealth, 335 S.W.3d 468 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “Noncompliance with KRS 62.010 constitutes a misdemeanor. KRS 62.”
Ashley Ahrens v. Daniel Fendley (Ky. Ct. App. 2023).
“190; KRS 62.010. -7- According to our decision in Dusing, a judge-elect could possibly satisfy the two- year residency requirement after having been elected but before serving and taking his or her office.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 62.010(1) — 1 case
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 62.010(2) — 1 case
Gourley v. Commonwealth, 335 S.W.3d 468 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010).
“Noncompliance with KRS 62.010 constitutes a misdemeanor. KRS 62.”
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