Rule 1001 - Definitions That Apply to This ArticleIn this article:
(a) A ''writing'' consists of letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent set down in any form. (b) A ''recording'' consists of letters, words, sounds, numbers, or their equivalent recorded in any manner. (c) A ''photograph'' means a photographic image or its equivalent stored in any form.(d) An ''original'' of a writing or recording means the writing or recording itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by the person who executed or issued it. For electronically stored information, ''original'' means any printout-or other output readable by sight-if it accurately reflects the information. An ''original'' of a photograph includes the negative or a print from it.Adopted effective 1/1/2015.Maine Restyling Note [November 2014]
The restyled Rule preserves the substantive differences between the Maine and Federal Rules, including the exclusion of a definition of "duplicate" to reflect Maine's decision not to adopt Federal Rule 1003 regarding the admissibility of duplicates.
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