2011 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXIII EVIDENCE AND LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Chapter 490 Evidence
Section 490.680. Records, competent evidence, when.
Records, competent evidence, when.
490.680. A record of an act, condition or event, shall, insofar as relevant, be competent evidence if the custodian or other qualified witness testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation, and if it was made in the regular course of business, at or near the time of the act, condition or event, and if, in the opinion of the court, the sources of information, method and time of preparation were such as to justify its admission.
(L. 1949 p. 275 3)(2000) A 911 tape of victim reporting assault qualified as business record under hearsay rule where qualified witness testified as to tape's identity and mode of preparation and record was made in regular course of police department business. State v. Edwards, 31 S.W.3d 73 (Mo.App.W.D.).
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