CPLR 4540-A — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 4540 Authentication of official record of court or government office in the United States up ARTICLE 45 Evidence next SECTION 4541 Proof of proceedings before justice of the peace Viewing most recent revision (from 2019-01-18) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2019-01-18 2018-08-31 Share Facebook Email SECTION 4540-A Presumption of authenticity based on a party's production of material authored or otherwise created by the party Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 45 Rule 4540-a. Presumption of authenticity based on a party's production of material authored or otherwise created by the party. Material produced by a party in response to a demand pursuant to article thirty-one of this chapter for material authored or otherwise created by such party shall be presumed authentic when offered into evidence by an adverse party. Such presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of evidence proving such material is not authentic, and shall not preclude any other objection to admissibility.