{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 19","heading":"Oaths of non–Christians","body":"Section 19. A person believing in any other than the Christian religion may be sworn according to the appropriate ceremonies of his religion. A person not a believer in any religion shall be required to testify truly under the penalties of perjury, and evidence of his disbelief in the existence of God may not be received to affect his credibility as a witness.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 233"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter233/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:54Z","sha256":"946ef52a8a2bc583a3a6b1b4e5532d752e226fabf064cc6692aaa3f043dfc362","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-233-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}