If computer printouts of the Department's records are offered as evidence, the Secretary shall certify that those computer records are true and exact representations of records properly entered into standard electronic computing equipment, in the regular course of the Department's business, at or reasonably near the time of occurrence of the facts recorded, from trustworthy and reliable information. Such a certified computer printout shall without further proof, be admitted into evidence before the Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima facie proof of the correctness of the entries therein.
20 ILCS 1705/31a
Computer records
Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act
The act spans §§ 20-1705-0-01 to 20-1705-9 (116 sections).
P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.