§421. Authorization to certify facts; evidentiary status of any reproductions
A. Any official who is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records in his custody is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records that have been transferred by him or his predecessors to the division; however, any fee due any official of the state or its subdivisions shall not be eliminated by this Chapter.
B. Whenever any officer of the state of Louisiana, any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or public corporation is required or authorized by law to record, copy, file, recopy, or replace any document, plat, paper, voucher, receipt, or book on file, or record in his office, he may do so by photostatic, microphotographic, microfilm, or other mechanical process which produces a clear, accurate, and permanent copy, reproduction, or facsimile of the original in accordance with standards not less than those established by the division for permanent records under the authority conveyed by R.S. 44:405(A)(3). Any document, when so reproduced and properly identified and certified, shall have full evidentiary value and force in law.
Acts 1956, No. 337, §21; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
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