North Carolina § Rule 1001 Definitions

North Carolina Statutes

§ Rule 1001 — Definitions

North Carolina § Rule 1001

Ch. 8CEvidence Code

Art. 10Contents of Writings, Recordings and Photographs

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § Rule 1001 (2026).

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For the purposes of this Article the following definitions are applicable:

(1)Writings and Recordings. - "Writings" and "recordings" consist of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or other form of data compilation.

(2)Photographs. - "Photographs" include still photographs, x-ray films, video tapes, and motion pictures.

(3)Original. - An "original" of a writing or recording is the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An "original" of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or o

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For the purposes of this Article the following definitions are applicable:
(1) Writings and Recordings. - "Writings" and "recordings" consist of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or other form of data compilation.
(2) Photographs. - "Photographs" include still photographs, x-ray films, video tapes, and motion pictures.
(3) Original. - An "original" of a writing or recording is the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An "original" of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an "original."
(4) Duplicate. - A "duplicate" is a counterpart produced by the same impression as the original, or from the same matrix, or by means of photography, including enlargements and miniatures, or by mechanical or electronic re-recording, or by chemical reproduction, or by other equivalent techniques which accurately reproduce the original. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)