Fed. R. Evid. 1002

Requirement of the Original

An original writing, recording, or photograph is required in order to prove its content unless these rules or a federal statute provides otherwise.

( Pub. L. 93–595, § 1 , Jan. 2, 1975 , 88 Stat. 1946 ; Apr. 26, 2011 , eff. Dec. 1, 2011 .)