Upon payment of the prescribed fee, the clerk must issue a certified copy of the record of any proceeding or any paper filed with the clerk.
The court clerk will give you an official certified copy of any document or court record from your bankruptcy case. You just need to pay the required fee to get it.
Certified copies are often needed when you have to prove something to a bank, employer, or other agency. They show that the document is real and came directly from the court.
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Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1983
Fees for certification and copying are fixed by the Judicial Conference under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(b).
Rule 1101 F. R. Evid. makes the Federal Rules of Evidence applicable to cases under the Code. Rule 1005 F. R. Evid. allows the contents of an official record or of a paper filed with the court to be proved by a duly certified copy. A copy certified and issued in accordance with Rule 5006 is accorded authenticity by Rule 902(4) F. R. Evid.
Committee Notes on Rules—2024 Amendment
The language of Rule 5006 has been amended as part of the general restyling of the Bankruptcy Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only.
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