{"id":248,"date":"2014-02-04T00:10:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T07:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=248"},"modified":"2019-07-26T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:03:44","slug":"business-records-affidavit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/business-records-affidavit\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Records Affidavit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/business-records-affidavit\/#Business_Records_Affidavit\" >Business Records Affidavit<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/business-records-affidavit\/#Sample_Form_Business_Records_Affidavit\" >Sample Form, Business Records Affidavit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/business-records-affidavit\/#Federal_Rules_of_Evidence_Article_VIII_Hearsay_Rule_803_Exceptions_to_the_Rule_Against_Hearsay\" >Federal Rules of Evidence, Article VIII, Hearsay \nRule 803. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Records_Affidavit\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-records-affidavit-notary-320x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3796\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/business-records-affidavit-notary-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"business records affidavit notary\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Business Records Affidavit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>business records affidavit<\/strong> is used under <strong>Rule 803(6)<\/strong> of the <strong>Federal Rules of Evidence<\/strong>, Article VIII, <strong>Hearsay<\/strong>.\u00a0 An <strong>affidavit<\/strong>, with a business record attached, sworn to by the <strong>record-keeping custodian<\/strong> of a business, may be accepted as <strong>evidence<\/strong> in a case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The custodian may not have to appear in person to <strong>testify<\/strong> in a case if the business records affidavit is submitted and accepted.\u00a0 This would save travel expenses, avoid lost time and productivity of an employee having to leave work to testify as a witness, and reduces the risk of a witness making harmful statements in court that might hurt a case.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rule does require that the records must be kept in the <strong>normal course of business<\/strong>, as a <strong>regular practice<\/strong>, not specially prepared for <strong>litigation<\/strong> or a court case.\u00a0 A well-kept <strong>record system<\/strong> can provide valuable information for <strong>business analysis<\/strong> and <strong>management<\/strong>, as well as be useful in preparing a business records affidavit if needed.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sample_Form_Business_Records_Affidavit\"><\/span>Sample Form, Business Records Affidavit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For an <strong>example<\/strong>, see the <strong>sample form<\/strong> at <a title=\"Business Records Affidavit\" href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/Downloads_small\/Business_Records_Affidavit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>business records affidavit<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Rules_of_Evidence_Article_VIII_Hearsay_Rule_803_Exceptions_to_the_Rule_Against_Hearsay\"><\/span>Federal Rules of Evidence, Article VIII, Hearsay<br \/>\nRule 803. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following are not excluded by the rule against hearsay, regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(6) <em>Records of a Regularly Conducted Activity<\/em>.<\/strong> A record of an act, event, condition, opinion, or diagnosis if:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(A)<\/strong> the record was made at or near the time by \u2014 or from information transmitted by \u2014 someone with knowledge;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(B)<\/strong> the record was kept in the course of a regularly conducted activity of a business, organization, occupation, or calling, whether or not for profit;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(C)<\/strong> making the record was a regular practice of that activity;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(D)<\/strong> all these conditions are shown by the testimony of the custodian or another qualified witness, or by a certification that complies with Rule 902(11) or (12) or with a statute permitting certification; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(E)<\/strong> neither the source of information nor the method or circumstances of preparation indicate a lack of trustworthiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Disclaimer: This information is not legal advice.\u00a0 Contact an attorney for legal advice.]<\/p>\n<p>For information on blockchain records used as evidence, see <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/blockchain-records-affidavit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blockchain Records Affidavit<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"true\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0services or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"true\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Last-Modified Date 2019-06-26] add link to blog post Blockchain Records Affidavit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2014 ABC Legal Docs, LLC All rights reserved. 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The custodian may not have to appear in person to testify in a case if the business records affidavit is submitted and accepted.\u00a0 This would save travel expenses, avoid lost time and productivity of an employee having to leave work to testify as a witness, and reduces the risk of a witness making harmful statements <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1099,1092,921],"tags":[26,166,34,356,352,396,50,425,398,395,397,5,331,394,399,351,22],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-federal-law","category-legal-forms","category-small-business-tips","tag-affidavit","tag-attorney","tag-business-records","tag-case","tag-court","tag-custodian","tag-evidence","tag-federal","tag-fre","tag-hearsay","tag-litigation","tag-notary","tag-record-keeping","tag-rule-803","tag-testify","tag-testimony","tag-witness","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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