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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-11-1. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-11-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Business record” means letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or the equivalent of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, recorded in the operation of a business by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostat, photograph, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or another form of data compilation.

(2) “Reproduction” means a counterpart of an original business record created by production from the same impression on the same matrix as the original; photograph, including an enlargement or miniature; mechanical or electronic rerecording; chemical reproduction; or another technique that accurately reproduces the original.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1638, § 1.