lawyer

State Archivist and Records Manager:

F. Gerald Handfield, Jr. Director

Indiana Commission on Public Records

402 W. Washington St. W472, Indianapolis IN 46204

IC 34-3 Chapter 15. Records: Photocopy of Business Records Deemed an Original Record

Chapter 15. Records: Photocopy of Business Records Deemed an Original Record

Section 34-3-15-1 Any business may cause any or all records kept by such

business to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic,

photostatic, miniature photographic, or optical imaging process which

correctly, accurately, and permanently copies, reproduces, or forms a

medium for copying or reproducing the original record on a film or other

durable material, and such business may thereafter dispose of the original

record.

Section 34-3-15-2 Any such photographic, photostatic, miniature

photographic, or optical image copy or reproduction shall be deemed to be

IC 5-15-1-1 Sec. 1. (a) Any officer, office, court, commission, board,

institution, department, agent, or employee of the state, county, or

any political subdivision being charged with the duty or authorized or

required by law to record, preserve, keep, maintain, or file any

record, document, plat, paper or instrument-in-writing, may,

whenever any such officer, office, court, commission, board,

institution, department, agent, or employee of the state, county, or

any political subdivision shall deem it necessary, for the purpose of

recording or copying same, preserving and protecting same, reducing

space required for storage or filing of same, or any similar purpose,

have or cause to have any or all such records recorded, copied, or

reproduced by any photostatic, photographic, micrographic,

electronic, or other process which correctly and accurately copies or

reproduces, recreates, or forms a medium of copying or reproducing the

original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing.

Any officer, office, court, commission, board, institution,

department, agent, or employee of the state may have or cause to have

records recorded, copied, or reproduced under this subsection by any

optical imaging process that correctly and accurately copies or

reproduces, recreates, or forms a medium of copying or reproducing the

original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing.

(b) The original filing record may be destroyed if:

(1) the record has been copied or is capable of being reproduced or

recreated under subsection (a); and

(2) the commission on public records, as to state records, or the

commission of public records of the respective county, as to records of

counties and other local units of government, has decided to destroy

the original record.

(c) Copies, recreations, or reproductions made under subsection (a):

(1) shall have the same force and effect at law as the original record

destroyed under subsection (b); and

(2) shall be received as evidence in any court where the original