When the Adjutant and Inspector General is complainant for neglect or other default in the submission of required reports and other documents, he or she shall not be required to be present, but his or her certificate shall be prima facie evidence that the required report or document was not properly submitted; and copies of records or papers in the office, duly certified and authenticated by him or her, shall be evidence in all cases as if the originals were produced.
20 V.S.A. § 423