Midlands Rules Of Evidence Practice Test

The key idea here is the business records exception to hearsay. A domestic record of a regularly conducted activity can be admitted if it is created near the time of the event by someone with knowledge, kept in the ordinary course of business, and authenticated by a custodian’s certification, with the adverse party given advance notice before trial. When these conditions from Rule 803(6)(A)-(C) are met, the original or a copy can come in as a certified domestic record without needing live testimony from the custodian. That certification plus the notice ensures trustworthiness and proper authentication. The foreign-record alternative would apply only if the records came from outside the country, and the other options describe different evidentiary rules.