Michigan Laws 4.1125 – Presumption of accurate copy; recognition of record from another state; contesting authentication; burden of proof
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 4.1125
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Michigan Laws 4.1121
- 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 any of the following:
(i) The state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 4.1121Official publisher: means :
(i) For the state constitution of 1963, the legislative service bureau. See Michigan Laws 4.1121Record: 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 Michigan Laws 4.1121 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 Michigan Laws 4.1121
(1) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 124 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(2) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this chapter, 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.
(3) A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under section 124 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.