<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id13cd6295-f67d-11e5-bd8c-a577a4d23433" identifier="/us/usc/t28/s563"><num value="563">§ 563.</num><heading> Oath of office</heading><content>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">The Director and each United States marshal and law enforcement officer of the Service, before taking office, shall take an oath or affirmation to faithfully execute the duties of that office.</p>
</content><sourceCredit id="id13cd6296-f67d-11e5-bd8c-a577a4d23433">(Added <ref href="/us/pl/100/690/tVII">Pub. L. 100–690, title VII</ref>, § 7608(a)(1), <date date="1988-11-18">Nov. 18, 1988</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/102/4513">102 Stat. 4513</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="priorProvisions" id="id13cd6298-f67d-11e5-bd8c-a577a4d23433"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Prior Provisions</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">A prior section 563, added <ref href="/us/pl/89/554">Pub. L. 89–554</ref>, § 4(c), <date date="1966-09-06">Sept. 6, 1966</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/80/619">80 Stat. 619</ref>, specifically stated the oath of office to be taken, prior to repeal by <ref href="/us/pl/100/690">Pub. L. 100–690</ref>, § 7608(a)(1). See <ref href="/us/usc/t28/s561/h">section 561(h) of this title</ref>.</p>
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