{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-40.320","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 40.320","heading":"Rule 603. Oath or affirmation.","body":"(1) Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that the witness will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken the conscience of the witness and impress the mind of the witness with the duty to do so.\n      (2) An oath may be administered as follows: The person who swears holds up one hand while the person administering the oath asks: “Under penalty of perjury, do you solemnly swear that the evidence you shall give in the issue (or matter) now pending between _____ and _____ shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” If the oath is administered to any other than a witness, the same form and manner may be used. The person swearing must answer in an affirmative manner.\n      (3) An affirmation may be administered as follows: The person who affirms holds up one hand while the person administering the affirmation asks: “Under penalty of perjury, do you promise that the evidence you shall give in the issue (or matter) now pending between _____ and _____ shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?” If the affirmation is administered to any other than a witness, the same form and manner may be used. The person affirming must answer in an affirmative manner.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","4. Evidence and Witnesses","Chapter 40 — Evidence Code"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors040.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"9bb7dea9471815fc5a993282e72c6b6899f06947b75c9de3129f6852819969cc","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-40.315","next":"us-or/ors-40.325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}