IA · rules
Iowa R. Evid. 5.1004
Admissibility of other evidence of content
An original is not required and other
evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if:
a. All the originals are lost or destroyed, and not be the proponent acting in bad faith;
b. An original cannot be obtained by any available judicial process;
c. The party against whom the original would be offered had control of the original; was at that
time put on notice, by pleadings or otherwise, that the original would be a subject of proof at the trial
or hearing; and fails to produce it at the trial or hearing; or
d. The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.
History
[Report 1983; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; September 28, 2016, effective January 1, 2017]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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