1.    Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 46-03.1-04 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 46-03.1-05

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

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 46-03.1-04 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.