(a) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued as provided by this title by the filing officer or a copy of a filing instrument accepted by the filing officer for filing as provided by this title that is certified by the filing officer as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate or instrument.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-1-4.04

  • 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.
(b) A court, public office, or official body may record a certificate or certified copy described by subsection (a).
(c) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued under an official seal by the filing officer as to the existence or nonexistence of facts that relate to an entity that would not appear from a certified copy of a filing instrument as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated in the certificate.
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