General/Miscellaneous - Rules of Evidence - Rule 1005. Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

General/Miscellaneous - Rules of Evidence - 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. 2016 NHRE Update Committee Note The amendments made by supreme court order dated April 20, 2017, effective July 1, 2017, made stylistic changes to the rule.