Indiana Code 4-6-1-3. Qualifications; oath; bond
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-6-1-3
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Sec. 3. The attorney general shall be a citizen of and duly licensed to practice law in Indiana. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the attorney general’s office, the attorney general shall take and subscribe an oath of office to be administered to the attorney general in the usual form by any officer authorized to administer oaths; which oath shall be deposited in the office of the secretary of state. The attorney general shall also, previous to entering upon the duties of the office, properly execute and file with the secretary of state the attorney general’s bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), payable to the state of Indiana, with surety to the approval of the secretary of state, and conditioned for the faithful discharge of the attorney general’s duties as attorney general; the premium on the bond shall be payable from state funds to be appropriated.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.109, s.3. As amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.31.