Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11228 – Certification by record custodian
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1. Certificate admissible. Notwithstanding any other law or rule of evidence, a certificate by the custodian of the records of the bureau, when signed and sworn to by that custodian, or the custodian’s designee, is admissible in a judicial or administrative proceeding as prima facie evidence of any fact stated in the certificate or in any documents attached to the certificate.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §9 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11228
- Bureau: means the State Bureau of Identification. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11203
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
2. Qualified witness. With 10 days’ written notice to the prosecution, the defendant may request that a qualified witness testify to the matters of which the certificate under subsection 1 constitutes prima facie evidence. The notice must specify those matters concerning which the defendant requests testimony. The certificate is not prima facie evidence in those matters.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 371, §12 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §21 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 280, §9 (RPR).