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N.J.R.E. 1005 Public Records

Article X: Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs

The proponent may use a copy to prove the contents of an official record, or of a writing that was recorded or filed in a public office as authorized by law, if these conditions are met:

(a) the record or writing is otherwise admissible;

(b) and the copy is certified as correct in accordance with Rule 902, or is testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original.

If no such copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent may use other evidence to prove the contents.

Amendment history: Adopted September 15, 1992 to be effective July 1, 1993; amended September 16, 2019 to be effective July 1, 2020.