Rule 902. Self-Authentication

Self-Authentication.

Extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not required with

respect to the following:

(1)

Domestic public documents under seal

A document bearing a seal purporting to be that of the United States, or of any

State, district, Commonwealth, territory, or insular possession thereof, or the

Panama Canal Zone, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or of a political

subdivision, department, officer, or agency thereof, and a signature purporting to

be an attestation or execution.

(2)

Domestic public documents not under seal

A document purporting to bear the signature in the official capacity of an officer or

employee of any entity included in paragraph (1) hereof, having no seal, if a public

officer having a seal and having official duties in the district or political subdivision

of the officer or employee certifies under seal that the signer has the official

capacity and that the signature is genuine.

(3)

Foreign public documents

A document purporting to be executed or attested in the official capacity by a

person authorized by the laws of a foreign country to make the execution or

attestation, and accompanied by a final certification as to the genuineness of the

signature and official position (a) of the executing or attesting person, or (b) of any

foreign official whose certificate of genuineness of signature and official position

relates to the execution or attestation or is in a chain of certificates of genuineness

of signature and official position relating to the execution or attestation. A final

certification may be made by a secretary of embassy or legation, consul general,

consul, vice consul, or consular agent of the United States, or a diplomatic or

consular official of the foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States

on or attestation or is in a chain of certificates of genuineness

of signature and official position relating to the execution or attestation. A final

certification may be made by a secretary of embassy or legation, consul general,

consul, vice consul, or consular agent of the United States, or a diplomatic or

consular official of the foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States.

If reasonable opportunity has been given to all parties to investigate the authenticity

and accuracy of official documents, the court may, for good cause shown, order

that they be treated as presumptively authentic without final certification or permit

them to be evidenced by an attested summary with or without final certification.

(4)

Certified copies of public records

A copy of an official record or report or entry therein, or of a document authorized

by law to be recorded or filed and actually recorded or filed in a public office,

including data compilations in any form, certified as correct by the custodian or

other person authorized to make the certification, by certificate complying with

paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this rule or complying with any law of a jurisdiction,

state or federal, or rule prescribed by the Supreme Court of Ohio.

(5)

Official publications

Books, pamphlets, or other publications purporting to be issued by public authority.

(6)

Newspapers and periodicals

Printed materials purporting to be newspapers or periodicals, including notices and

advertisements contained therein.

(7)

Trade inscriptions and the like

Inscriptions, signs, tags, or labels purporting to have been affixed in the course of

business and indicating ownership, control, or origin.

(8)

Acknowledged documents

Documents accompanied by a certificate of acknowledgment executed in the

manner provided by law by a notary public or other officer authorized by law to

take acknowledgments.

herein.

(7)

Trade inscriptions and the like

Inscriptions, signs, tags, or labels purporting to have been affixed in the course of

business and indicating ownership, control, or origin.

(8)

Acknowledged documents

Documents accompanied by a certificate of acknowledgment executed in the

manner provided by law by a notary public or other officer authorized by law to

take acknowledgments.

(9)

Commercial paper and related documents

Commercial paper, signatures thereon, and documents relating thereto to the extent

provided by general commercial law.

(10)

Presumptions created by law

Any signature, document, or other matter declared by any law of a jurisdiction, state

or federal, to be presumptively or prima facie genuine or authentic.

(11)

Certified domestic records of a regularly conducted activity

The original or a copy of a domestic record that meets the requirements of Evid.R.

803(6), as shown by a certification of the custodian or another qualified person that

complies with an Ohio statute or a rule prescribed by the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Before the trial or hearing, the proponent must give an adverse party reasonable

written notice of the intent to offer the record - and must make the record and

certification available for inspection - so that the party has a fair opportunity to

challenge them.

(12)

Certified foreign records of a regularly conducted activity

In a civil case, the original or a copy of a foreign record that meets the requirements

of Evid.R. 902(11), modified as follows: the certification, rather than complying

with an Ohio statute or Supreme Court of Ohio rule, must be signed in a manner

that, if falsely made, would subject the maker to a criminal penalty in the country

where the certification is signed. The proponent must also meet the notice

requirements of Evid.R. 902(11).

reign record that meets the requirements

of Evid.R. 902(11), modified as follows: the certification, rather than complying

with an Ohio statute or Supreme Court of Ohio rule, must be signed in a manner

that, if falsely made, would subject the maker to a criminal penalty in the country

where the certification is signed. The proponent must also meet the notice

requirements of Evid.R. 902(11).

(13)

Certified records generated by an electronic process or system

A record generated by an electronic process or system that produces an accurate

result, as shown by a certification of a qualified person that complies with the

certification requirements of Evid.R. 902(11) or (12). The proponent must also

meet the notice requirements of Evid.R. 902(11).

(14)

Certified data copied from an electronic device, storage medium, or file

Data copied from an electronic device, storage medium, or file, if authenticated by

a process of digital identification, as shown by a certification of a qualified person

that complies with the certification requirements of Evid.R. 902(11) or (12). The

proponent also must meet the notice requirements of Evid.R. 902(11).