ME · rules
M.R. Evid. 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.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
efc7b50013d9bcb65a81211966c2a4d7cade77e11fea251a13f46b7a0053804f
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