39 U.S.C. § 1011

Oath of office

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Before entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary, all officers and employees of the Postal Service shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:

“I, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”

A person authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, including section 2903 of title 5, or of a State or territory, or an officer, civil or military, holding a commission under the United States, or any officer or employee of the Postal Service designated by the Board may administer and certify the oath or affirmation.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1984–2005 · leading case: United States Postal Serv. v. Am. Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio, 736 F.2d 822 (1st Cir. 1984).

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United States Postal Serv. v. Am. Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio, 736 F.2d 822 (1st Cir. 1984). “” 39 U.S.C. § 1011 . Numerous statutes relate to the conduct and honesty of postal employees — among them is 18 U.”

United States v. Charles L. Lamb, 6 F.3d 415 (7th Cir. 1993). “” 39 U.S.C. § 1011 (1988). 6 . At the local level, in a civil rights case in which a disgruntled employee sued a municipal government for violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.”

Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maryland, Inc. v. Montgomery Cnty. Pub. Schs., 373 F.3d 589 (4th Cir. 2004). · cites it 2× “See 39 U.S.C. § 1011 . He is there- fore not coerced to deliver any mail, including mail with religious con- tent, unlike the students in this case, who would be coerced or commandeered by the School System to deliver CEF’s flyers.”

United States Postal Serv. v. Nat'l Ass'n of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO, 631 F. Supp. 599 (D.D.C. 1986). “” 39 U.S.C. § 1011 . Numerous statutes relate to the conduct and honesty of postal employees — among them is 18 U.”

Religious Objections to the Postal Serv. Oath of Off. (OLC 2005). · cites it 5× “Its words are now specified in 39 U.S.C. § 1011 (2000). That statute allows a prospective employee to “affirm” rather than “swear” the oath but does not otherwise provide for alteration.”

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