32-2-952. Admissibility of copies in evidence — exception when original available. Any photostatic, photographic, or microfilm reproductions, including enlargements, of any original records or files of a mutual association, whether in the form of an entry or entries in a book or any other form of record, are admissible in evidence in any court of competent jurisdiction in proof of an act, transaction, occurrence, or event if shown to be made in the regular course of business of the mutual association. Nothing in 32-2-950 through 32-2-954 may be construed to authorize the use of secondary evidence in administrative or court proceedings if original records are in existence and available for use in accord with the rules of evidence.

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-2-952

  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mutual association: means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit from its members and making substantially all of its loans on one-to-four family real estate mortgage security. See Montana Code 32-2-603