Indiana Code 34-38-2-1. Statute books; foreign states; United States territories
(1) The printed statute books of the several states and territories of the United States, purporting to be printed under the authority of those states and territories.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-38-2-1
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) the copy is complete and correct;
(B) the statute book from which the copy is taken is deposited in the office of the secretary or in the state library; and
(C) the secretary of state believes the book was received under the authority of the state or territory purporting to have enacted the statutes.
(b) A statute book, a copy of a statute, or a copy of part of a statute described in subsection (a) is presumptive evidence in all courts of public or private legislative acts of the state or territory purporting to have enacted the statute.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-17-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.34.