A. Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 41-5505 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-5506

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Legal material: means , whether or not in effect:

    (a) The Constitution of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 41-5502

  • Official publisher: means the Arizona legislative council. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 41-5502

B. If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this article, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

C. A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under section 41-5505 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.

 

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