2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 8 Evidence.
Article 3A - Findings, Records and Reports of Federal Officers and Employees.
8-37.3. Deemed signed and issued pursuant to law; evidence of authority to certify.


NC Gen Stat § 8-37.3 What's This?

8‑37.3. Deemed signed and issued pursuant to law; evidence of authority to certify.

For the purposes of 8‑37.1 and 8‑37.2 any finding, report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, purporting to have been signed by such an officer or employee of the United States as is described in said sections, shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his authority. If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the same, such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of his authority so to certify. (1945, c. 731, s. 3.)

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