Indiana § 9-14-12-5 - Certified copies
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§ 9-14-12-5. Certified copies
Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a request that complies with section 4 of this chapter, the bureau shall prepare and deliver a certified copy of any record of the bureau that is not otherwise declared by law to be confidential.
(b) A certified copy of a record obtained under subsection (a) is admissible in a court proceeding as if the copy were the original. However, a driving record maintained under section 3 of this chapter is not admissible as evidence in any action for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
(c) An electronic record of the bureau obtained from the bureau that bears an electronic signature is admissible in a court proceeding as if the copy were the original.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-14-3-4; subsection (b) formerly 9-14-3-7(d).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.192.
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Section 9-14-12-5 ("Certified copies") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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