{"data":{"id":"us-me/16-m.r.s.-152","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"16 M.R.S. §152","heading":"Affirmation","body":"Persons conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath may affirm as follows: \"I affirm under the pains and penalties of perjury,\" which affirmation is of the same force and effect as an oath.","path":["TITLE 16: COURT PROCEDURE -- EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1: WITNESSES","SUBCHAPTER 4: EXAMINATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/16/title16sec152.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"1cd6192fcda07f5ed61c866053690044278aca116692e33bb9aeff706e931ed5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/16-m.r.s.-151","next":"us-me/16-m.r.s.-153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}