{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 5","heading":"Affirmation of jurors","body":"Section 5. A juror who is conscientiously scrupulous of taking either of the oaths above prescribed shall be allowed to affirm.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter278/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"3474390a918b64d9a0bf06e78f906a6ff91b1f97e14fdd3cb357fdc9ef1d6426","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}