Minnesota § 145.31 - COPIES TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 145.31 — COPIES TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 145.31. COPIES TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE
Upon the transferring and recording of any such original hospital files and records in the manner hereinbefore provided, such photographic film, electronic image, or other state-of-the-art electronic preservation technology records thereof shall have the same force and effect, when offered in evidence in any proceeding in this state, as the original records from which the same were so transferred and recorded, and any copy made therefrom, when duly certified in writing, attached thereto, by the officer or employee of such hospital in charge of the records, to be such correct and complete copy thereof, shall be admitted and received in evidence, without further foundation, in any proceeding in this state with the same force and effect as the original record of such hospital from which such copy was originally made, whether the original is in existence or not.
History:
1941 c 229 s 2; 1971 c 231 s 1; 2008 c 228 s 2
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 145.31 ("COPIES TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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