HB 1257 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1257
This bill requires all public employees to take an oath to uphold the constitution.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-2339
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to oaths by public employees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Oath Required. Amend RSA 92 by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
92:2-a Oath Required. No person hired as an employee or contractor by any public entity shall exercise such office or position or perform any act in such office or position until he or she makes and subscribes the oath or declaration as prescribed by part 2, article 84 of the constitution of New Hampshire. Any such person who violates this oath after taking it shall be immediately dismissed from the office or position involved. Any person aggrieved by said violation may seek judicial recourse in a court of competent jurisdiction.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.