CHAPTER 1. BUSINESS RECORDS
IC 34-42
ARTICLE 42. EVIDENCE: BUSINESS RECORDS
IC 34-42-1
Chapter 1. Business Records
IC 34-42-1-1
Disposition of original record authorized
Sec. 1. A business may cause any record kept by the business to
be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic,
miniature photographic, or optical imaging process that correctly,
accurately, and permanently copies, reproduces, or forms a medium
for copying or reproducing the original record on a film or other
durable material. The business may subsequently dispose of the
original record.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.38.
IC 34-42-1-2
Copies treated as original for evidentiary purposes
Sec. 2. (a) A photographic, photostatic, miniature photographic,
or optical image copy or reproduction is considered an original
record for all purposes and shall be treated as an original record in all
courts or administrative agencies for the purpose of its admissibility
in evidence.
(b) A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of a
photographic or optical image copy or reproduction shall, for all
purposes, be considered a facsimile, an exemplification, or a certified
copy of the original record.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.38.
IC 34-42-1-3
Corporate acts and proceedings; evidence
Sec. 3. The acts and proceedings of corporations may be proved
by a sworn copy of the record of such acts and proceedings. The oath
must state that the transcript is a true and full copy of the original,
and that the original has remained unaltered from its date, to the best
of deponent's knowledge and belief. The sworn copies shall be
received as evidence in all cases where the original would be
evidence.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.38.