Rule 44. Proof of Official Record

(a) Authentication.

(1) Domestic. An official record kept within the United States, or any state, district, or

(2) Foreign. A foreign official record, or an entry therein, when admissible for any 301 Proof of Official Record Rule 44

(b) Lack of Record. A written statement that after diligent search no record or entry of a specified tenor is found to exist in the records designated by the statement, authenticated as provided in subsection (a)(1) of this Rule in the case of a domestic record, or complying with the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of this Rule for a summary in the case of a foreign record, is admissible as evidence that the records contain no such record or entry.

(c) Other Proof. This Rule does not prevent the proof of official records or of entry or lack of entry therein by any method authorized by law.

(d) Seal Dispensed With. In the event any office or officer, authenticating any documents under the provisions of this Rule, has no official seal, then authentication by seal is dispensed with.

(e) Statutes and Laws of Other States and Countries. A printed copy of a statute, or

Committee Notes

Source: (a) amended October 8, 1992, effective January 1, 1993.