Oath of Allegiance and Declaration of Permission to Work for Persons Employed by the State of California
Human Resources

(STD. 689)

Oath may be administered by a person having general authority by law to administer oaths or may be administered by the appointing power, or by a person for whom written authorization to witness oaths has been executed by the appointing power. The appointing power maintains a file of such authorizations.

PART 1 – OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

TO BE COMPLETED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS ONLY

WHO MUST SIGN OATH – As required in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of California, every State employee except legally employed noncitizens, must sign the following oath or affirmation before he or she enters upon the duties of his or her State employment. Noncitizens are required to possess a Declaration of Permission to Work. If an alien employee becomes a naturalized citizen, an oath must then be obtained and filed.

WHEN OATH MUST BE SIGNED – As required in Government Code Sections 18153 and 3102, all public employees and all volunteers in any disaster council or emergency organization accredited by the Office of Emergency Services must sign an oath or affirmation before entering upon the duties of their employment. For intermittent, temporary or emergency employments, an oath or affirmation may, at the discretion of the employing agency, be effective for all successive periods of employment which commence within one calendar year from the date of the oath.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE (Type full legal name of employee)

I,

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, 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.

WHERE OATHS ARE FILED – As required in Government Code Sections 18153 and 3105, all oaths for public employees and all volunteers in any disaster council or emergency organization accredited by the Office of Emergency Services shall be filed in the official employee file within 30 days of the date the oath is executed. The oath is considered a public record.

FAILURE TO SIGN – As stated in Government Code Section 3107, no compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred shall be paid to any public employee or any volunteer in any disaster council or emergency organization accredited by the Office of Emergency Services unless such public employee has taken and subscribed to the oath or affirmation.

PENALTIES (Government Code)
"3108. Every person who, while taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required by this chapter, states as true any material matter which he knows to be false, is guilty of perjury, and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years."

PART 2 – DECLARATION OF PERMISSION TO WORK

TO BE COMPLETED BY LEGALLY EMPLOYED NONCITIZENS ONLY

I am a lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.

If NO, please read the following:

I hereby certify that I have permission to work in this country and have declared any restrictions placed upon me in this regard by the United States government to the appointing power.

PART 3 – SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION (No fee may be charged for administering)

TO BE COMPLETED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND LEGALLY EMPLOYED NONCITIZENS

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