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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if:
(1) All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith; or
(2) No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure; or
(3) At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, he was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and he does not produce the original at the hearing; or
(4) The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 27. Courts; Rules of Evidence § 27-1004. Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents; when - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-27-courts-rules-of-evidence/ne-rev-st-sect-27-1004/
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