Rule 1340 Evidence of a statement, other than an opinion, contained in a tabulation, list, directory, register, or other published compilation is not made inadm…

Published reference materials that businesses regularly trust and use can be admitted as evidence in court, even though they contain statements made outside of court.

For example, if a business routinely relies on a published price list, industry directory, or official register to do its work, information from that source can be shown to a judge or jury. The key is that the material must be something businesses actually use and depend on in their everyday work, not just something pulled together for a lawsuit.

This rule only covers facts stated in these publications, not opinions. So a published guide listing the standard price of used cars could come in as evidence, but a published opinion about whether a car was fairly priced would not be covered by this rule.