Fed. R. Evid. 1005 — Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

Federal Rules of Evidence

Rule 1005 — Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

Fed. R. Evid. 1005

Rule1005

ARTICLE XCONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND

CitationFed. R. Evid. 1005

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The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official
record—or of a document that was recorded or filed in a public of-
fice as authorized by law—if these conditions are met: the record
or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as
correct in accordance with Rule 902(4) or is testified to be correct
by a witness who has compared it with the original. If no such
copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent
may use other evidence to prove the content.

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The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official
record—or of a document that was recorded or filed in a public of-
fice as authorized by law—if these conditions are met: the record
or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as
correct in accordance with Rule 902(4) or is testified to be correct
by a witness who has compared it with the original. If no such
copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent
may use other evidence to prove the content.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)

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