Title 9, EVIDENCE

9-303. Statutes — Classification — Public or private. Statutes are public or private. A private statute is one which concerns only certain designated individuals, and affects only their private rights. All other statutes are public, in which are included statutes creating or affe…

9-304. Proof of Statutes Act — Publications covered. Printed books or pamphlets purporting on their face to be the session or other statutes of any of the United States, or the territories thereof, or of any foreign jurisdiction, and to have been printed and published by the auth…

9-305. Proof of Statutes Act — Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

9-306. Proof of Statutes Act — Short title. This act may be cited as the Uniform Proof of Statutes Act.

9-307. Certified copies of foreign laws and writings — Admissibility. A copy of the written law, or other public writing, of any state, territory or country, attested by the certificate of the officer having charge of the original, under the public seal of the state, territory or…

9-308. Oral evidence of common law — Reports of decisions. The oral testimony of witnesses skilled therein is admissible as evidence of the unwritten law of another state, territory or foreign country, as are also printed and published books of reports of decisions of the courts …

9-309. Recitals in statutes — Conclusiveness. The recitals in a public statute are conclusive evidence of the facts recited for the purpose of carrying it into effect, but no further. The recitals in a private statute are conclusive evidence between parties who claim under its pr…

9-310. Judicial record defined. A judicial record is the record or official entry of the proceedings in a court of justice, or of the official act of a judicial officer, in an action or special proceeding.

9-311. Public writings — Classification. Public writings are divided into four classes: 1. Laws. 2. Judicial records. 3. Other official documents. 4. Public records kept in this state of private writings.

9-312. Authentication of judicial record. A judicial record of this state, or of the United States, may be proved by the production of the original, or by a copy thereof, certified by the clerk or other person having the legal custody thereof. That of another state or territory m…

9-313. Authentication of judicial record of foreign country. A judicial record of a foreign country may be proved by the attestation of the clerk, with the seal of the court annexed, if there be a clerk and seal, or of the legal keeper of the record, with the seal of his office a…

9-314. Compared copy of foreign record — Admissibility in evidence. A copy of the judicial record of a foreign country is also admissible in evidence, upon proof: 1. That the copy offered has been compared by the witness with the original and is an exact transcript of the whole o…

9-315. Proof of other official documents. Other official documents may be proved as follows: 1. Acts of the executive of this state, by the records; and of the United States, by the records of the departments of the United States, certified by an officer or employee of those depa…

9-316. Official Reports as Evidence Act. Written reports or findings of fact made by officers of this state, on a matter within the scope of their duty as defined by statute, shall, insofar as relevant, be admitted as evidence of the matters stated therein.

9-317. Official reports as evidence — Notice before trial. Such report or finding shall be admissible only if the party offering it has delivered a copy of it, or so much thereof as may relate to the controversy, to the adverse party a reasonable time before trial, unless in the …

9-318. Official reports as evidence — Cross-examination. Any adverse party may cross-examine any person making such reports or findings or any person furnishing information used therein; but the fact that such testimony may not be obtainable shall not affect the admissibility of …

9-319. Official reports as evidence — Uniformity of interpretation of act. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

9-320. Official reports as evidence — Short title of act. This act may be cited as the Uniform Official Reports as Evidence Act.

9-321. Public record of private writing — How proved. A public record of a private writing may be proved by the original record, or by a copy thereof, certified by the legal keeper of the record.

9-322. Entries in public and official books — Effect as prima facie evidence. Entries in public or other official books or records, made in the performance of his duty by a public officer of this state, or by another person in the performance of a duty specially enjoined by law, …

9-323. Transcript of docket of justice of another state — Admissibility. A transcript from the record or docket of a justice of the peace of another state or territory of a judgment rendered by him, of the proceedings in the action before the judgment, of the execution and return…

9-324. Proof of transcript — Certificate of justice and clerk — Proof of judgment by justice in person. There must be attached to the transcript a certificate of the justice that the transcript is in all respects correct, and that he had jurisdiction of the action, and also a fur…

9-325. Certified copies of writings. Whenever a copy of a writing is certified for the purposes of evidence, the certificate must state in substance, that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be. The certificate must be under…

9-326. Certificate of purchase or location of lands — Effect as evidence. A certificate of purchase, or of location, of any lands in this state, issued or made in pursuance of any law of the United States, is primary evidence that the holder or assignee of such certificate is the…

9-327. Entries by officers — Effect as evidence. An entry made by an officer, or board of officers, or under the direction and in the presence of either, in the course of official duty, is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such entry.

9-328. Photographic or digital retention of records — Disposition of originals. Any state officer may receive or retain documents filed or recorded in his office on media other than paper, provided that the media comply with the standards set forth in this section. The originals …

9-333. Admissibility in evidence of copies of destroyed records. The photostatic, photographic, microphotographic or microfilmed copy of any such record destroyed or disposed of as herein authorized, or a certified copy thereof, shall be admissible in evidence in any court or pro…

9-334. Copies of records to be in duplicate — One copy for display purposes, the other placed in fireproof vault. Whenever any record or document is copied or reproduced by microphotographic, microfilm, or other mechanical process as provided in this section, it shall be made in …