Policy Text
Policy
103Garden Grove Police Department
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103.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that oaths, when appropriate, are administered
to department members.
103.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Garden Grove 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
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).
103.5 RELATED FORMS
See attachment: Oath of Office Form
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Oath of Office Form.pdf
OATH OF OFFICE
FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
(State Constitution, Article XX, Section 3 as Amended)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
I, 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 will
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.
Police Officer
City of Garden Grove
Subscribed and sworn before me this
XXth day of Month , 20XX
___________________________________, Chief of Police
___________________________________, Employee
___________________________________, Witness