CO · rules
CRE 1005
Public Records
The contents of an official record, or of a document authorized to be recorded, or filed
and actually recorded or filed, including data compilations in any form, if otherwise
admissible, may be proved by copy, certified as correct in accordance with Rule 902 or
testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If a copy which
complies with the foregoing cannot be obtained by the exercise of reasonable diligence,
then other evidence of the contents may be given.
History
(Federal Rule Identical.) COMMITTEE COMMENT This provision is in lieu of Rule 43(g)(3) of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. The Committee does not recommend any changes in the language, but this is based upon the assump- tion that Rule 902 would be amended to provide for certification in accordance with Colorado statute. ANNOTATION Certified copies of public records provide sufficient authentication for purposes of proof under the habitual criminal statute. People v. Johnson, 699 P.2d 5 (Colo. App. 1984). Testimony of expert. Any question concern- ing the expert’s ability to make a dependable comparison from photocopies goes to weight to be given his testimony rather than to the admis- sibility of the copies. People v. Weese, 753 P.2d 778 (Colo. App. 1987). Certification in accordance with C.R.E. 902 makes the document self-authenticating and eliminates the need that a copy of the record be authenticated by testimony. People v. V asquez, 155 P.3d 588 (Colo. App. 2006).
Provenance
- Source
- content.leg.colorado.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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