18 U.S.C. § 3491 — Foreign documents
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 188 words · no verdicts yet
Any book, paper, statement, record, account, writing, or other document, or any portion of it, of whatever character and in whatever form, as well as any copy of it equally with the original, which is not in the United States must, when duly certified as provided in section 3494 of this title , be admissible in evidence in any criminal action or proceeding in any court of the United States if the court must find, fro This section also states the related rules, conditions, and exceptions in its text.
Any book, paper, statement, record, account, writing, or other document, or any portion of it, of whatever character and in whatever form, as well as any copy of it equally with the original, which is not in the United States must, when duly certified as provided in section 3494 of this title , be admissible in evidence in any criminal action or proceeding in any court of the United States* if the court must find, from all the testimony taken with respect to such foreign document under a commission executed under section 3492 of this title , that such document (or the original of it in case such document is a copy) satisfies the authentication requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence, unless if the genuineness of such document is denied, any party to such criminal action or proceeding making such denial must establish to the satisfaction of the court that such document is not genuine. Nothing contained herein must be deemed to require authentication under the provisions of section 3494 of this title of any such foreign documents which may otherwise be properly authenticated by law.
Any book, paper, statement, record, account, writing, or other document, or any portion thereof, of whatever character and in whatever form, as well as any copy thereof equally with the original, which is not in the United States shall, when duly certified as provided in section 3494 of this title, be admissible in evidence in any criminal action or proceeding in any court of the United States* if the court shall find, from all the testimony taken with respect to such foreign document pursuant to a commission executed under section 3492 of this title, that such document (or the original thereof in case such document is a copy) satisfies the authentication requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence, unless in the event that the genuineness of such document is denied, any party to such criminal action or proceeding making such denial shall establish to the satisfaction of the court that such document is not genuine. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require authentication under the provisions of section 3494 of this title of any such foreign documents which may otherwise be properly authenticated by law.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 834; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 52, 63 Stat. 96; Pub. L. 88–619, § 2, Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 94–149, § 3, Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 806.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 834
- 1949Amended · Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139 · 63 Stat. 96
- 1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-619 · 78 Stat. 995
- 1975Amended · Pub. L. 94-149 · 89 Stat. 806
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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