6. Any microfilm made or information retained in other media by the Division of Workers’ Compensation pursuant to law, or a certified copy of such microfilm or information retained in other media, shall have the same force and effect as the original in any court or public proceeding and shall be evidential in like manner and to the same effect as though the original record had been there produced and proved.

L.1953,c.94,s.6; amended 1997, c.9, s.3.