Massachusetts § 6 Affirmation in lieu of oath

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 6 — Affirmation in lieu of oath

Massachusetts § 6

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 277INDICTMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 6 (2026).

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Section 6. If a person who is returned as a grand juror is conscientiously scrupulous of taking the oath prescribed, he may affirm.

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