§ 622.30

622.30 Photographic copies — originals destroyed. 1. In all cases where depositions are taken by either method provided by law, outside of the county in which the case is for trial where books of account are competent evidencein the case, the party desiring to offer the entries of said books as evidence may cause thesame to be photographed by or under the direction of the officer taking the deposition andsuch photographic copy when certified by such officer with the officer’s seal attached shallbe attached to the deposition, and if the record shows affirmatively the preliminary proofrequired by section 622.28, such copy shall be admitted in evidence with the same force andeffect as the original. 2. If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling, or any department or agency of government, in the regular course of business or activity has kept or recordedany memorandum, writing, entry print, representation or combination thereof, of any act,transaction, occurrence or event and in the regular course of business has caused any or all ofthe same to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,microcard, miniature photographic,

ce or event and in the regular course of business has caused any or all ofthe same to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,microcard, miniature photographic, electronic imaging, electronic data processing, or otherprocess which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for accurately and legiblyreproducing an unaltered image or reproduction of the original, the original may be destroyedin the regular course of business unless held in a custodial or fiduciary capacity or unless itspreservation is required by law, except if the originals are records, reports, or other papersof a county officer they shall not be destroyed until they have been preserved for ten years.Such reproduction, when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in evidence as the originalitself in any judicial or administrative proceeding whether the original is in existence or notand an enlargement or facsimile of such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if theoriginal recording, copy, or reproduction is in existence and available for inspection underdirection of court.

enlargement or facsimile of such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if theoriginal recording, copy, or reproduction is in existence and available for inspection underdirection of court. The introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement or facsimile, doesnot preclude admission of the original. [S13, §4623; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11283; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.30] 91 Acts, ch 83, §1Referred to in §452A.80 Sat Dec 23 11:19:35 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 622.30 (21, 0)