§ 28.10 Statute or Rule Methods: FRE 901(b)(10)

• Jurisdiction: United States

§ 28.10 Statute or Rule Methods: FRE 901(b)(10)

The rule recognizes any method of authentication provided by statute or rule. Numerous statutes contain provisions providing for the admission of public records (and sometimes hospital records). Both the Civil and Criminal Rules also contain authentication provisions.⁴⁸

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^[48] Fed. R. Civ. P. 44 (authentication of official and foreign records); Fed. R. Civ. P. 36 (admissions); Fed. R. Crim. P. 27 ("A party may prove an official record, an entry in such a record...