Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31060.14 Oath of Allegiance/Declaration of Permission to Work

• The STDStandard Form (DGS) Form 689, Oath of Allegiance and Declaration of Permission to Work for Persons Employed by the State of California, shall be signed by every employee within thirty days of appointment.

  • Citizen

    • U.S.United States citizens shall sign the Oath of Allegiance; which shall be valid until the employee permanently separates from State employment. Validation may be made by the following:

      • Executive staff, hiring authorities, personnel assistants, and those in the direct chain of command of the personnel assistants.

      • Anyone who by law has the authority to administer oaths (i.e., public notaries; the Attorney General; judicial officers; and county officers like the DA, sheriff, county clerk, or justice of the peace).

    • No fee shall be charged by any person before whom the Oath is taken and subscribed.

  • Noncitizen

    • Non-citizen employees shall complete the Declaration of Permission to Work.

    • If a legally employed non-citizen becomes a naturalized citizen, the Oath of Allegiance shall be completed.