{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-5.28.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 5.28.020","heading":"How administered.","body":"An oath may be administered as follows: The person who swears holds up his or her hand, while the person administering the oath thus addresses him or her: \"You do 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 be administered to any other than a witness giving testimony, the form may be changed to: \"You do solemnly swear you will true answers make to such questions as you may be asked,\" etc.","path":["Title 5","Chapter 5.28"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=5.28.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:33:56Z","sha256":"f1d8e5be9e209215518f28128e54adc0086a05ccfbe01e99638b5d4d2c6d9266","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-5.28.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-5.28.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}