{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 18","heading":"Affirmation for reasons of conscience","body":"Section 18. A person who declares that he has conscientious scruples against taking an oath shall, when called upon for that purpose, be permitted to affirm in the manner prescribed for Quakers, if the court or magistrate on inquiry is satisfied of the truth of such declaration.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"8d81967b941cca967636301911e7750631ba10305fb7ff37c9f5dc4d4eb6c54e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}