NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 11-7 (2026)

Oath or affirmation to support Constitutions; all officers to take

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Every member of the General Assembly and every person elected or appointed to hold any office of trust or profit in the State shall, before taking office or entering upon the execution of the office, take and subscribe to the following oath:

"I, ___________, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States; that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of North Carolina, and to the constitutional powers and authorities which are or may be established for the government thereof; and that I will endeavor to support, maintain and defend the Constitution of said State, not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, to the best of my knowledge and ability; so help me God." (1781, c. 342, s. 1, P.R.; R.C., c. 76, s. 4; Code, s. 3312; Rev., s. 2358; C.S., s. 3194; 1985, c. 756, s. 5.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1986–2016 · leading case: State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger, 781 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 2016).
State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger, 781 S.E.2d 248 (N.C. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 11-7 (2013) (“[E]very person elected or appointed to hold any office .”
State v. Sullivan, 687 S.E.2d 504 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “After reviewing the trial court’s oath, we find that it complies with both the United States and North Carolina constitutions, as well as N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 11-7 & 11-11 (2007). This assignment of error is overruled.”
Baxter v. Danny Nicholson, Inc., 690 S.E.2d 265 (N.C. 2010). · cites it 24× “" As such, the State maintains that "it is imperative that there is no uncertainty as to when the authority of an incoming official commences and when the authority of the outgoing ceases," and the General Assembly has provided that certainty by enacting N.C.G.S. § 11-7,…”
State Ex Rel. Albemarle Child Support Enf't Agency v. Eason, 679 S.E.2d 151 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). “§ 1-148 , it has further provided that a notarial act “performed in another jurisdiction in compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction is valid to the same extent as if it had been performed by a notary commissioned under [our Notary Public Act] if.”
Hendon v. North Carolina State Bd. of Elections, 633 F. Supp. 454 (W.D.N.C. 1986). · cites it 2× “” N.C.Gen.Stat. § 11-7. It is but a small step from the language of his oath to the proposition asserted by the attorney general in this case that his duty includes the defense of statutes of his state against charges of unconstitutionality.”
Rockingham Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. Ex Rel. Shaffer v. Shaffer, 484 S.E.2d 415 (N.C. Ct. App. 1997). “Gray Wilson, North Carolina Civil Procedure § 11-7, at 196 (2d ed. 1995). *200 To “certify” is to “confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine.”
Fansler v. Honeycutt, 728 S.E.2d 6 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012). “Gray Wilson, North Carolina Civil Procedure § 11-7, at 196 (2d ed. 1995). Thus, given the absence of any indication that either of Plaintiffs’ complaints had been properly verified, we hold that the trial court never obtained jurisdiction over the subject matter of these cases,…”
Henderson & Corbin, Inc. v. West Carteret Water Corp., 421 S.E.2d 792 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992). “” Calamari at § 11-7. Before deciding what conditions, if any, apply to the performance of a contract, we must first employ “the terminology of offer and acceptance .”
In re D.F.S. (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). “Gray Wilson, North Carolina Civil Procedure § 11-7, at 196 (2d ed. 1995), and N.C. Gen.”
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