§ Sec. 24-5-26. Photostats, microphotographs, photographs, and optical image reproductions of original writings
§ 24-5-26. Photostats, microphotographs, photographs, and optical image reproductions of original writings
Any photostatic, microphotographic, photographic, or optical image reproduction of any original writing or record made in the regular course of business to preserve the writing or record shall be admissible in evidence in any proceeding in any court of this state and in any proceeding before any board, bureau, department, commission, or agency of the state, in lieu of and without accounting for the original of such writing or record, if such reproduction accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for reproducing the original. Any enlargement or facsimile of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible if the original of the reproduction is in existence and available for inspection under direction of the court or the agency conducting the proceeding.
UNIFORM PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC RECORDS AS EVIDENCE ACT
<For text of Uniform Act, and variation notes and annotation materials for adopting jurisdictions, see Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, Volume 14.>
<Table of Jurisdictions Wherein Act Has Been Adopted>
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Jurisdiction |
Laws |
Effective Date |
Statutory Citation |
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Alabama |
1951, p. 232 |
5-21-1951[FN*] |
Code 1975, §§ 12-21-44, 41-13-40. |
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Arkansas |
1953, Act 64 |
2-13-1953 |
A.C.A. § 16-46-101. |
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California |
1951, c. 346 |
9-22-1951 |
West's Ann.Cal.Evidence Code §§ 1550, 1551. |
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Colorado |
1955, c. 138 |
2-10-1955 |
West's C.R.S.A. §§ 13-26-101 to 13-26-104. |
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Connecticut |
|
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C.G.S.A. § 52-180. |
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Georgia |
1950, p. 73 |
2-7-1950[FN*] |
O.C.G.A. § 24-5-26. |
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Idaho |
1951, c. 173 |
7-1-1951 |
I.C. §§ 9-417 to 9-419. |
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Iowa |
1951, c. 214 |
2-19-1951[FN*] |
I.C.A. § 622.30. |
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Kansas |
1963, c. 303 |
1-1-1964 |
K.S.A. 60-469. |
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Maine |
1955, c. 264 |
8-20-1955 |
16 M.R.S.A. § 456. |
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Maryland |
1951, c. 77 |
6-1-1951 |
Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 10-102. |
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Massachusetts |
1965, c. 661 |
8-30-1965[FN*] |
M.G.L.A. c. 233, § 79E. |
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Michigan |
1961, No. 236 |
1-1-1963 |
M.C.L.A. § 600.2147. |
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Minnesota |
1951, c. 125 |
3-24-1951[FN*] |
M.S.A. § 600.135. |
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Nebraska |
1951, c. 56 |
5-5-1951[FN*] |
R.R.S.1943, §§ 25-12,112 to 25-12,114. |
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New Jersey |
1951, c. 266 |
6-22-1951[FN*] |
N.J.S.A. 2A:82-38 to 2A:82-40. |
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New York |
1952, c. 791 |
9-1-1952 |
McKinney's CPLR 4539. |
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North Carolina |
1951, c. 262 |
7-1-1951 |
G.S. §§ 8-45.1 to 8-45.4. |
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North Dakota |
1951, c. 216 |
1-31-1951[FN*] |
NDCC 31-08-01.1. |
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Pennsylvania |
1951, p. 1458 |
9-26-1951[FN*] |
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6109. |
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South Carolina |
1978, Act 552 |
6-30-1978 |
Code 1976, § 19-5-610. |
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South Dakota |
Supreme Court Order No. 1, 1950 |
7-1-1950 |
SDCL 19-7-12. |
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Utah |
1951, c. 58 |
3-19-1951[FN*] |
U.C.A.1953, 78B-5-615. |
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Vermont |
1953, No. 138 |
4-22-1953[FN*] |
12 V.S.A. § 1701. |
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Virgin Islands |
1957, Act 160 |
9-1-1957[FN*] |
5 V.I.C. § 956. |
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Virginia |
1950, c. 332 |
4-5-1950[FN*] |
Code 1950, § 8.01-391. |
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Washington |
1953, c. 273 |
3-23-1953[FN*] |
West's RCWA 5.46.010 to 5.46.920. |
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West Virginia |
1957, c. 87 |
2-27-1957[FN*] |
Code, 57-1-7b. |
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Wisconsin |
1951, c. 284 |
6-4-1951[FN*] |
W.S.A. 889.29. |
[FN*]Date of approval.