Louisiana Revised Statutes 26:799 – Microfilm or microfiche records; electronic digitized records
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 26:799
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
A. The office of alcohol and tobacco control may install and use microfilm or microfiche machinery or electronic digitizing machinery and apparatus in the recordation, filing, and preservation of all records, forms, and documents referred to in this Title, in order to conserve storage space, if the use of such microfilm or microfiche machinery or electronic digitizing machinery and apparatus is not otherwise prohibited by law.
B. Such microfilm, microfiche, or electronic digitized copy shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, and shall be admissible in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy thereof shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original.
Acts 1995, No. 1188, §2, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.