§ 24-10-1007 [Proving Contents by Party Testimony or Admission]

If you are in a lawsuit, the other side can use your own words to prove what a document, recording, or photo says. They can do this by pointing to something you said in court, in a deposition, or in writing.

When this happens, no one has to explain why the original document was not brought to court. Your own statement about what it said is enough on its own.