Section 4.23 Investigative Reports

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N. (§4.23) Investigative Reports

An important consideration when investigative records of various kinds are offered into evidence, either as public records or under The Uniform Business Records as Evidence Law, §§ 490.660–490.690, RSMo 2000, is whether the records were required to be kept by law. As noted in §4.21 above with respect to motor vehicle accident reports, there is a well-established exception to the hearsay rule for admission of official reports made by an officer based on the officer’s personal knowledge when the report and its...