Chapter 600 — Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act

600.01 Business Defines the term business broadly for purposes of the business records evidence chapter, covering every kind of trade, … 600.02 Business Records as Evidence Establishes that business records are admissible as evidence if a qualified witness testifies to their identity and mode … 600.03 Interpretation Provides that the business records evidence statute should be interpreted broadly to promote admissibility of … 600.04 Citation, Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act Clarifies that the business records statute does not limit other methods of proving records or override existing rules … 600.05 Account Books; Loose-leaf System Establishes the short title of sections 600.01 to 600.05 as the Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act. 600.06 Book Entries by a Person Deceased Defines key terms for the Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act, including facsimile signature and public … 600.07 Books Proved by Deposition Authorizes public officials to use facsimile signatures on public securities and instruments when authorized by law. 600.08 Letterpress Copies Provides that a facsimile signature has the same legal effect as a manual signature when properly authorized. 600.09 Affidavits, Taken Out of State Establishes the short title of sections 600.06 to 600.10 as the Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act. 600.10 Affidavit of Publication Provides a uniformity of interpretation clause for the Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act. 600.11 Printer's Affidavit Addresses the admissibility of notarial acts in Minnesota courts. 600.12 Affidavit of Officer of Historical Society as to Publication Provides rules for authenticating documents executed in other states or countries. 600.13 Original Records; Probate Court Decrees; Certified Copies Establishes requirements for the form and content of certificates of notarial acts. 600.135 Photographic Copies of Business and Public Records Allows businesses and government agencies to destroy original records after making photographic, microfilm, or digital … 600.14 Instruments Acknowledged; Evidence Addresses the recognition of notarial acts performed for use in other jurisdictions. 600.15 Written Instruments; Signatures; Pleading and Proof Provides for the prima facie evidentiary effect of notarial acts. 600.16 Endorsement of Money Received Establishes the short title for the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. 600.17 Copies of Government Records and Documents Addresses the validity of notarial acts performed before the effective date of the chapter. 600.18 Federal Census; Population Contains severability provisions for the notarial acts and business records chapter. 600.19 Abstracts of Title to Be Received in Evidence Provides uniformity of interpretation for the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. 600.20 Marriage Certificate and Record Addresses the use of depositions and affidavits as evidence in Minnesota proceedings. 600.21 Copies of Record of Death; Recordation Provides rules for proving foreign law in Minnesota courts. 600.22 Instruments, Records Thereof, and Copies Addresses judicial notice of law, including the law of other states and federal regulations. 600.23 Recorders Establishes provisions for the authentication of official records for use as evidence. 600.24 Finding of Presumed Death Under Federal Missing Persons Act Provides rules for the admissibility of copies of business and public records when originals are unavailable. 600.25 Prima Facie Evidence Contains miscellaneous evidentiary provisions related to business records and notarial acts. 600.26 Authority Presumed Addresses the effect of subsequent amendments on previously executed notarial acts and business records.