{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 16","heading":"Mode requested by affiant","body":"Section 16. If a person to be sworn declares that a different mode of taking the oath is in his opinion more solemn and obligatory than the upholding of the hand, the oath may be administered in such mode.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"abb8fa745f9872edf1b44ece69b211a212d3b517a791b9a9b06890bf57e04321","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}