§ RULE 5-1004 ADMISSIBILITY OF OTHER EVIDENCE OF CONTENTS

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RULE 5-1004. ADMISSIBILITY OF OTHER EVIDENCE OF CONTENTS

    The contents of a writing, recording, or photograph may be proved by evidence other than the original if:

    (a) Original Lost or Destroyed. All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith;

    (b) Original Not Obtainable. No original can be obtained by any reasonably practicable, available judicial process or procedure;

    (c) Original in Possession of Opponent. At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, that party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing or trial, and that party does not produce the original at the hearing or trial; or

    (d) Collateral Matters. The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.

    Cross reference: For admissibility of duplicates, see Rule 5-1003.

    Source: This Rule is derived from F.R.Ev. 1004.