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HB 1248 911 emergency service calls; recordings shall be deemed authentic if with certain information.

Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

911 emergency service call records as evidence. Provides that recordings and records of 911 emergency service calls shall be deemed authentic transcriptions or recordings of the original statements if they are accompanied by a certificate that authenticates them as true copies and the certificate contains the date and time of the incoming call and, if available, the incoming phone number.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

911 emergency service call records as evidence. Provides that recordings and records of 911 emergency service calls shall be received as prima facie evidence of such recordings and records and that a copy of such recordings and records shall be so received if it is accompanied by a certificate that authenticates it as a true copy and the certificate contains the date and time of the incoming call and the incoming phone number associated with the call.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Recordings and records; 911 emergency service calls; admissibility. Provides that in any civil or criminal proceeding, recordings and records of any 911 emergency service calls shall be admissible in evidence provided such recordings and records, or copies, are authenticated by the custodian thereof or by the person to whom the custodian reports. The bill also provides that a certificate signed by such person that includes the date and time of the incoming call and the incoming phone number associated with the call shall serve as valid authentication.