South Carolina § 19-5-40 Admissibility of certified photographic copy of instrument or record pertaining to business or government when original is lost or destroyed.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 19-5-40 — Admissibility of certified photographic copy of instrument or record pertaining to business or government when original is lost or destroyed.

South Carolina·Title 19 EVIDENCE·Ch. 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND BOOKS

Any certified or authenticated photographic copy of any instrument or record in writing used in or acquired in the conduct of business, or of government, in this State shall, upon certification that the original of such instrument or record has been lost or destroyed, be admitted in evidence in any court in this State as the original of such instrument or record would have been admitted when offered.

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Any certified or authenticated photographic copy of any instrument or record in writing used in or acquired in the conduct of business, or of government, in this State shall, upon certification that the original of such instrument or record has been lost or destroyed, be admitted in evidence in any court in this State as the original of such instrument or record would have been admitted when offered.

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