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Ind. Evidence Rule 1001
Definitions that Apply to this Article
Effective January 1, 2014
In this article:
(a) A "writing" consists of letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent set down in any form.
(b) A "recording" consists of letters, words, numbers, sounds, or their equivalent recorded in any
manner.
(c) A "photograph" means a photographic image or its equivalent stored in any form.
(d) An "original" of a writing or recording means the writing or recording itself or any counterpart
intended to have the same effect by the person who executed or issued it. For electronically
stored information, "original" means any printout or other output readable by sight if it accurately
reflects the information. An "original" of a photograph includes the negative or a print from it.
(e) A "duplicate" means a counterpart produced by a mechanical, photographic, chemical, electronic, or other equivalent process or technique that accurately reproduces the original.
Provenance
- Source
- rules.incourts.gov
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- 2026-10-02
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- supplied-in-06-2026-07-01
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