A copy of any record destroyed or disposed of as authorized pursuant to this subchapter, or a certified copy thereof, if produced in accordance with section 4323 (relating to form of recordation) shall be admissible in evidence in any matter, and shall have the same force and effect as though the original record had been produced and proved. It shall be the duty of the person who would have had custody of the original record, had it not been destroyed pursuant to law, to prepare enlarged, typed or photographic copies of such reproduced records whenever their production is required.
42 Pa.C.S. § 4324
Copies of destroyed records
Known as the Judicial Code
The act spans §§ 42-101 to 42-9914 (972 sections).
(July 9, 2014, P.L.1004, No.113, eff. 30 days)
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.