§ 8-37.3. Deemed signed and issued pursuant to law; evidence of authority to certify. - North Carolina Statutes

§8‑37.3.  Deemed signed and issued pursuant to law; evidence of authorityto certify.

For the purposes of §§ 8‑37.1and 8‑37.2 any finding, report or record, or duly certified copy thereof,purporting to have been signed by such an officer or employee of the UnitedStates as is described in said sections, shall prima facie be deemed to havebeen signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and theperson signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scopeof his authority. If a copy purports to have been certified by a personauthorized by law to certify the same, such certified copy shall be prima facieevidence of his authority so to certify. (1945, c. 731, s. 3.)