Section 145.31 Copies to Be Used As Evidence - Minnesota Statutes

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in this state with the same force and effect as the original record of such hospital from which such copy was originally made, whether the original is in existence or not.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