Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 223 — WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE › § 3490
Lets official records or entries be proved in a criminal case the same way they are proved in a civil case. In other words, the rules and methods used to show a government document or record is genuine in civil court also apply in criminal court.
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18 U.S.C. § 3490
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102