New Hampshire Revised Statutes 523:3 – Prima Facie Evidence of Signature
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 523:3
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
For the purposes of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 523:1 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 523:2 hereof any finding, report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, purporting to have been signed by such an officer or employee of the United States as is described in said sections, shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his authority. If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the same, such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of his authority so to certify.