Alaska R. Evid. 1004

As amended through March 21, 2024
Rule 1004 - Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents

The original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if

(a)Originals Lost or Destroyed. All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent in bad faith lost or destroyed them; or
(b)Original Not Obtainable. No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure; or
(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, and that party does not produce the original at the hearing; or
(d)Collateral Matters. The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.

Alaska R. Evid. 1004

Added by SCO 364 effective 8/1/1979; amended by SCO 1153 effective 7/15/1994