Current through Public Act 148 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 600.2148 - Reproduced records of business firms; disposal of original record; admissibility of reproduction in evidence; "person" defined(1) A person, firm, or corporation engaged in business may cause records kept by the business to be reproduced pursuant to the records media act, and the business may then dispose of the original record.(2) A reproduction in a medium pursuant to the records media act under subsection (1) or a reproduction consisting of a printout or other output readable by sight from such a medium is considered to be an original record for all purposes and shall be treated as an original record in a court or administrative agency for the purpose of its admissibility in evidence. A facsimile, exemplification, enlargement, or certified copy of such a reproduction, for all purposes, is considered a facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of the original record.(3) For purposes of this section, "person" means an individual, association, firm, partnership, company, or corporation.1961, Act 236, Eff. 1/1/1963 ;--Am. 1964, Act 244, Eff. 8/28/1964 ;--Am. 1992, Act 192, Imd. Eff. 10/5/1992.