Alabama § 12-21-104 - Copies of Required Official Bonds, Etc., and Transcripts.
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§ 12-21-104. Copies of Required Official Bonds, Etc., and Transcripts.
Copies of official bonds or other instruments or papers, required to be kept by any officer of this state and transcripts from the books and proceedings required to be kept by any sworn officer of the state are presumptive evidence in any case and have the same effect as if the original were produced and proved, upon the certificate of the custodian thereof that it is a true copy of the original.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-21-104 ("Copies of Required Official Bonds, Etc., and Transcripts.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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