Section 196: Swearing with uplifted hands
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196. Swearing with uplifted hands
Where any person to whom an oath is administered desires to swear with
uplifted hand, he shall be permitted so to do, and the oath shall be administered to him in such form and manner without further question.
PART VI – MISCELLANEOUS
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- Can I swear an oath with an uplifted hand if that is my custom?