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Maine Court Rules
Maine Rules of Evidence
Article X - Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
Rule 1005 - Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

Me. R. Evid. 1005

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Rule 1005 - Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official record-or of a document that was recorded or filed in a public office as authorized by law-if these conditions are met: the record or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as correct in accordance with Rule 902(4) 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 content.

Me. R. Evid. 1005

Adopted effective 1/1/2015.

Maine Restyling Note [November 2014]

Maine Rule 1005 and former Federal Rule 1005 are substantially identical, and there is no reason to depart from the language of the restyled Federal Rule.

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