{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-49-9","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 49-9","heading":"When affirmation may be made","body":"If any person required to take an oath shall declare that he has religious scruples as to the propriety of taking it, he may make a solemn affirmation, which shall in all respects have the same effect as an oath.Code 1919, § 278.","path":["Title 49. OATHS, AFFIRMATIONS AND BONDS","Chapter 1. OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/49-9/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:54Z","sha256":"1936ef8d0827bcbbb19279f3b191b6bffbbdbefe88f3c2a0565f4aa095d90e62","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-49-8","next":"us-va/va.-code-49-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}