2010 Indiana Code
TITLE 34. CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 42. EVIDENCE: BUSINESS RECORDS
CHAPTER 1. BUSINESS RECORDS

IC 34-42
    ARTICLE 42. EVIDENCE: BUSINESS RECORDS

IC 34-42-1
     Chapter 1. Business Records

IC 34-42-1-1
Disposition of original record authorized
    
Sec. 1. A business may cause any record kept by the business to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, miniature photographic, or optical imaging process that correctly, accurately, and permanently copies, reproduces, or forms a medium for copying or reproducing the original record on a film or other durable material. The business may subsequently dispose of the original record.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.38.

IC 34-42-1-2
Copies treated as original for evidentiary purposes
    
Sec. 2. (a) A photographic, photostatic, miniature photographic, or optical image copy or reproduction is considered an original record for all purposes and shall be treated as an original record in all courts or administrative agencies for the purpose of its admissibility in evidence.
    (b) A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of a photographic or optical image copy or reproduction shall, for all purposes, be considered a facsimile, an exemplification, or a certified copy of the original record.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.38.

IC 34-42-1-3
Corporate acts and proceedings; evidence
    
Sec. 3. The acts and proceedings of corporations may be proved by a sworn copy of the record of such acts and proceedings. The oath must state that the transcript is a true and full copy of the original, and that the original has remained unaltered from its date, to the best of deponent's knowledge and belief. The sworn copies shall be received as evidence in all cases where the original would be evidence.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.38.

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