§6-1-6. Where certificates of oaths filed and recorded;
destruction of originals.
Certificates of the oaths of all magisterial district and
county officers, and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction
within any county, shall be filed, recorded and preserved in the
office of the clerk of the county court of the county.
Certificates of the oaths of members of boards of education and
school officers of any district or independent school district
shall be filed, recorded and preserved in the office of the
secretary of such board, and certified copies thereof filed and
recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court of the
county of such district. Certificates of the oaths of all
municipal officers shall be filed, recorded and preserved in the
office of the clerk or recorder of such municipality, or other
officer created or acting in lieu of such clerk or recorder, and
certified copies thereof filed and recorded in the office of the
clerk of the county court of the county in which such municipality
is situated. Certificates of the official oaths of the members of
the state Senate and House of Delegates shall be filed and recorded
as provided in section 16 of article VI of the constitution of this
state. Certificates of the oaths of all other officers shall be
filed and preserved in the office of the secretary of state.
At any time after the expiration of the term of office for
which the oath was taken, the original certificate or certified
copy thereof, but not the record, may be destroyed, unless further
preservation thereof shall be required by the order of some court,
in which event the same may be destroyed when the preservation thereof is no longer required. It shall be the duty of every
person who takes an oath of office to procure and file in the
proper office the certified copies of his certificate of oath as
provided in this section.