Oregon Code § 40.562·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Rule
1003-1. Admissibility of reproduction.
(1) If any business, institution or member of a profession or calling, in the
regular course of business or activity, has kept or recorded any memorandum,
writing, entry, print, representation or a combination thereof, of any act,
transaction, occurrence or event, and in the regular course of business has
caused any or all of the same to be recorded, copied or reproduced by any
photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic,
optical imaging or other process that accurately reproduces or forms a durable
medium for so reproducing the original, the original may be destroyed in the
regular course of business unless held in a custodial or fiduciary capacity and
the principal or true owner has not authorized destruction or unless its preservation
is required by law. Such reproduction, when satisfactorily identified, is as
admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative
proceeding whether the original is in existence or not and an enlargement or
facsimile of such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if the
original reproduction is in existence and available for inspection under
direction of the court. The introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement or
facsimile does not preclude admission of the original.
(2) If any
department or agency of government, in the regular course of business or
activity, has kept or recorded any memorandum, writing, entry, print,
representation or combination thereof, of any act, transaction, occurrence or
event, and in the regular course of business, and in accordance with ORS
192.040 to 192.060 and 192.105, has caused any or all of the same to be
recorded, copied or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic, optical imaging or other process that
accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so reproducing the
original, the original may be destroyed in the regular course of business
unless held in a custodial or fiduciary capacity and the principal or true
owner has not authorized destruction or unless its preservation is required by
law. Such reproduction, when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in
evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding
whether the original is in existence or not and an enlargement or facsimile of
such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if the original
reproduction is in existence and available for inspection under direction of
the court. The introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement or facsimile
does not preclude admission of the original. [1995 c.760 §3]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 40.562
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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