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2022 Georgia Code
Title 24 - Evidence
Chapter 10 - Best Evidence Rule
§ 24-10-1003. Admissibility of Duplicates
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GA Code § 24-10-1003 (2022)
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A duplicate shall be admissible to the same extent as an original unless:
- A genuine question is raised as to the authenticity of the original; or
- A circumstance exists where it would be unfair to admit the duplicate in lieu of the original.
History. Code 1981, § 24-10-1003 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
Cross references.
Primary evidentiary value of photostatic copies of records produced from microfilm and print-out copies of computer records, § 50-18-96 .
Admissibility of duplicates, Fed. R. Evid. 1003.
Law reviews.
For article, “The Admissibility of Computer-Generated Evidence in Georgia,” see 18 Ga. St. B.J. 137 (1982).
For annual survey on evidence law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 81 (2014).
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