24-12-101. Form of oath or affirmation for public office - requirements for
oath or affirmation. (1) Whenever anyWHEN A person isrequired to take an oath
OR AFFIRMATION before he THE PERSON enters upon the discharge of any A PUBLIC
office OR position, or business or on any other lawful occasion, it is lawful for any
person employed to administer the oath to administer it in the following form: The
person swearing, with his hand uplifted, shall swear "by the everliving God" THE
FORM OF THE OATH OR AFFIRMATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
I [NAME], DO [SELECT SWEAR OR AFFIRM] THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO,AND THE LAWS OFTHE STATE OF COLORADO,AND WILL FAITHFULLY
PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF [NAME OF OFFICE OR POSITION] UPON
WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.