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Title 2 — Administration›Chapter 2-4 — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Turlock Municipal Code Art. 4 Oaths Of Allegiance And Fingerprinting

Turlock Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Turlock

Cite as: Turlock Municipal Code Article 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 2-4-401. Oaths of allegiance: Required.

All officers, whether elected or appointed, and all employees of the City are hereby required to take a special oath of allegiance and loyalty to the United States of America whereby each such officer and employee shall swear or affirm that he will support the Constitution of the United States of America and will defend the same against all its enemies, domestic and foreign, and that he is not now and has not for any part of the preceding five (5) years been a member of the Communist Party.

(451, Enacted, 10/18/1950)

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§ 2-4-402. Oaths of allegiance: Required: Failure to comply.

(a) Dismissal of officers and employees. All officers and employees who do not or cannot subscribe and take such oath shall be discharged.

(b) Employment prohibited. No person who fails to take and subscribe such oath shall be employed by the City.

(451, Enacted, 10/18/1950)

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§ 2-4-403. False oaths of allegiance.

Any person falsely taking such oath shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code.

(451, Enacted, 10/18/1950)

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§ 2-4-404. Fingerprinting: Failure to comply.

(a) Dismissal of officers and employees. All officers and employees of the City who fail to furnish their fingerprints shall be discharged.

(b) Employment prohibited. No person who fails to furnish his fingerprints shall be employed by the City.

(451, Enacted, 10/18/1950)

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