North Carolina § 8-1 - Printed statutes and certified copies evidence.
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§ 8-1. Printed statutes and certified copies evidence.
All statutes, or joint resolutions, passed by the General Assembly may be read in evidence from the printed statute book; or a copy of any act of the General Assembly certified by the Secretary of State shall be received in evidence in every court. History (1826, c. 7; R.C., c. 44, ss. 4, 5; Code, ss. 1339, 1340; Rev., ss. 1592, 1593; C.S., s. 1747.) Legal Periodicals. - For case law survey on evidence, see 41 N.C.L. Rev. 476 (1963); 44 N.C.L. Rev. 1005 (1966); 45 N.C.L. Rev. 934 (1967). For article, "Toward a Codification of the Law of Evidence in North Carolina," see 16 Wake Forest L. Rev. 669 (1980).
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Section 8-1 ("Printed statutes and certified copies evidence.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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