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title: O.C.G.A. § 24-10-1003. Admissibility of duplicates.
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# O.C.G.A. § 24-10-1003. Admissibility of duplicates.

A duplicate shall be admissible to the same extent as an original unless:

(1) A genuine question is raised as to the authenticity of the original; or

(2) A circumstance exists where it would be unfair to admit the duplicate in lieu of the original.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-10-1003, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

## Cross References

Primary evidentiary value of photostatic copies of records produced from microfilm and print-out copies of computer records, § 50-18-96.

Admissibility of duplicates, Fed. R. Evid. 1003.

## Law Reviews

For article, “The Admissibility of Computer-Generated Evidence in Georgia,” see 18 Ga. St. B.J. 137 (1982).

For annual survey on evidence law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 81 (2014).