NC · rules
N.C. R. Evid. 1004
Admissibility of other evidence of contents
The original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if:
(1) Originals Lost or Destroyed. - All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith; or
(2) Original Not Obtainable. - No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure; or
(3) Original in Possession of Opponent. - At a time when an original was under the control of a party against whom offered, he was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and he does not produce the original at the hearing; or
(4) Collateral Matters. - The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.
History
(1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Provenance
- Source
- ncleg.gov; ncbar.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
5294365c4cf463ee52cc5fdc28a6102057d1108f7dbe11db59c1aaa9bf560c7a
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