Wisconsin § 186.71 - Reproduction and destruction of records; evidence.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 186.71 — Reproduction and destruction of records; evidence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 186.71. Reproduction and destruction of records; evidence.

186.71(1) (1) Any credit union may cause any or all records kept by such credit union to be recorded, copied or reproduced by any photostatic, photographic or miniature photographic process or by optical imaging if the process employed correctly, accurately and permanently copies, reproduces or forms a medium for copying, reproducing or recording the original record on a film or other durable material. A credit union may thereafter dispose of the original record. 186.71(2) (2) Any photographic, photostatic, or miniature photographic copy or reproduction or copy reproduced from a film record or any copy of a record generated from optical disc storage of a credit union record is considered to be an original record for all purposes and shall be treated as an original record in all courts or administrative agencies for the purpose of its admissibility in evidence. A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of any such photographic copy or reproduction, copy reproduced from a film record, or copy generated from optical disc storage of a record shall, for all purposes, be considered a facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of the original record. 186.71 History History: 1997 a. 152 ; 2013 a. 277 ; 2015 a. 196 .

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Section 186.71 ("Reproduction and destruction of records; evidence.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. 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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