§ 7512 — Copy as evidence; production of original

(a) If any recognizance or bond, mentioned in § 7501 of this title, shall according to law be recorded or deposited in any public office, a copy of such recognizance or bond, or of the record thereof, duly certified, shall be competent evidence.

(b) Any court, for sufficient cause, may require the production of the original recognizance, bond, or record. The officer having custody thereof shall produce it as required.

Legislative History

Code 1852, §§ 2589, 2590; Code 1915, § 4519; Code 1935, § 4971; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 7512