As amended through November 5, 2024
Rule 1004 - Admissibility of other evidence of contentsAn original is not required and other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if:
(a) all the originals are lost or destroyed, and not by the proponent acting in bad faith;(b) an original cannot be obtained by any reasonably practicable, available judicial process;(c) the party against whom the original would be offered had control of the original; was at that time put on notice, by pleadings or otherwise, that the original would be a subject of proof at the trial or hearing; and fails to produce it at the trial or hearing; or(d) the writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.Adopted January 8, 1985, effective 7/1/1985; amended March 26, 2018, effective 7/1/2018.