Impeaching a Record

6 GCA § 4217, under Writings.

6 GCA § 4217

Any judicial record may be impeached by evidence of a want of jurisdiction in the court of judicial officer, of collusion between the parties, or of fraud in the party offering the record, in respect to the proceedings. SOURCE: CCP § 1916. COMMENT: The Advisory Committee's Note to FRE Rule 902, as promulgated by the Supreme Court, states that in no instance is the opposite party foreclosed from disputing authenticity of a document covered by FRE (GRE) 902. This Section, therefore, adds to 902 by providing the means by which a judicial record may be impeached, and gives substantive reasons not related to the authenticity of the actual record.