When a government worker in the division, a circuit clerk, or a payment center employee gets a legal order to hand over records, they can send a certified copy of those records instead of showing up in person. Those copied records can be used in court, but only if all other people involved in the case got their own copies at least seven days before the trial starts.
454.542. with . — If an employee of the , a or an employee of the is * with a , or an to produce s, the employee or may comply with the subpoena or order by transmitting a of the record to the requesting . No party shall offer such records into in response to a subpoena this section unless all other parties to the have been served with copies of such records and at least seven days prior to the of the trial. A copy of properly records shall be in all court or .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1999 S.B. 291) Effective 7-01-99 *Word "serviced" appears in original rolls.
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