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Dear Mr. Comeaux:

You requested an opinion of our office and submitted information gathered by Mr. Steven Jankower, Assistant City/Parish Attorney. The question posed is whether city-parish employees must, as a condition of their employment, take the oath of office required by R.S. 42:52. The information submitted indicated that, apparently through oversight, many city-parish employees have been employed in the classified civil service beyond the probationary period and appear to have gained civil service tenure but yet have not taken the specified oath of office. The information also notes…