OH · rules
Ohio Evid.R. 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 the party against whom offered,
that party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would
be subject of proof at the hearing, and that party 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
Effective Date: July 1, 1980 Amended: July 1, 2007
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
c3f6f75803e1883a32b00653f2815ed37f86eb1a7815e63daa3f79bda0499444
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