Policy Text
Policy
103Buena Park Police Department
Buena Park PD Policy Manual
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Published with permission by Buena Park Police DepartmentOath of Office - 1Oath of Office
103.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that oaths, when appropriate, are administered
to department members.
103.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This policy pertains to the following CALEA Standard: 1.1.1
103.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Buena Park Police Department that, when appropriate, department members
affirm the oath of their office as an expression of commitment to the constitutional rights of those
served by the Department and the dedication of its members to their duties.
103.3 OATH OF OFFICE
The City Clerk administers the written Oath of Office on the first practicable day after employment
and before the new employee becomes engaged in police duties. The written Oath of Office is
maintained in the employee's personnel file.
Employees may be scheduled to attend a Swearing-In Ceremony or other public event to perform
the ceremonial Oath of Office, publicly proclaiming their Oath of Office. This appearance should
occur within the first 90 days of their employment. The City Clerk or other appropriate public official
administers the oath.
All department members, when appropriate, shall take and subscribe to the oaths or affirmations
applicable to their positions. All sworn members shall be required to affirm the oath of office
expressing commitment and intent to respect constitutional rights in discharging the duties of a
law enforcement officer (Cal. Const. Art. 20, § 3; Government Code § 3102). The oath shall be
as follows:
"I, (employee name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution
of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign
and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States
and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon
which I am about to enter."
103.4 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS
The oath of office shall be filed as prescribed by law (Government Code § 3105).