ORS 40.510
Rule 902. Self-authentication

(1)

Extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not required with respect to the following:

(a)

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.

(b)

A document purporting to bear the signature, in an official capacity, of an officer or employee of any entity included in subsection (1)(a) of this section, 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.

(c)

A document purporting to be:

(A)

Executed or attested in an official capacity by a person authorized by the laws of a foreign country to make the execution or attestation; and

(B)

Accompanied by a final certification as provided in subsection (3) of this section as to the genuineness of the signature and official position of:
(i)
The executing or attesting person; or
(ii)
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.

(d)

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 subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section or otherwise complying with any law or rule prescribed by the Supreme Court.

(e)

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

(f)

Printed materials purporting to be newspapers or periodicals.

(g)

Inscriptions, signs, tags or labels purporting to have been affixed in the course of business and indicating ownership, control or origin.

(h)

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.

(i)

Commercial paper, signatures thereon and documents relating thereto to the extent provided by the Uniform Commercial Code or ORS chapter 83.

(j)

Any signature, documents or other matter declared by law to be presumptively or prima facie genuine or authentic.

(k)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

A document bearing a seal purporting to be that of a federally recognized Indian tribal government or of a political subdivision, department, officer, or agency thereof, and a signature purporting to be an attestation or execution.

(B)

A document purporting to bear the signature, in an official capacity, of an officer or employee of any entity included in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, having no seal, if a public officer having a seal and having official duties in the district or political subdivision or the officer or employee certifies under seal that the signer has the official capacity and that the signature is genuine.

(L)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A)

Any document containing data prepared or recorded by the Oregon State Police pursuant to ORS 813.160 (Methods of conducting chemical analyses) (1)(b)(C) or (E), or pursuant to ORS 475.235 (Burden of proof) (4), if the document is produced by data retrieval from the Law Enforcement Data System or other computer system maintained and operated by the Oregon State Police, and the person retrieving the data attests that the information was retrieved directly from the system and that the document accurately reflects the data retrieved.

(B)

Any document containing data prepared or recorded by the Oregon State Police that is produced by data retrieval from the Law Enforcement Data System or other computer system maintained and operated by the Oregon State Police and that is electronically transmitted through public or private computer networks under an electronic signature adopted by the Oregon State Police if the person receiving the data attests that the document accurately reflects the data received.

(m)

A report prepared by a forensic scientist that contains the results of a presumptive test conducted by the forensic scientist as described in ORS 475.235 (Burden of proof), if the forensic scientist attests that the report accurately reflects the results of the presumptive test.

(2)

For the purposes of this section, “signature” includes any symbol executed or adopted by a party with present intention to authenticate a writing.

(3)

A final certification for purposes of subsection (1)(c) of this section 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. [1981 c.892 §69; 1995 c.200 §2; 1999 c.674 §2; 2001 c.104 §12; 2003 c.14 §21; 2003 c.538 §3; 2005 c.22 §31; 2005 c.118 §4; 2007 c.636 §4; 2009 c.610 §10]

Source: Section 40.510 — Rule 902. Self-authentication, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors040.­html.

See also annotations under ORS 43.310, 43.330, 43.340, 43.350, 43.360 and 43.370 in permanent edition.

Notes of Decisions

Under former similar statute (ORS 43.330)

Handwritten signature of certifying officer was not required, and photocopy whereby original document and statement of certification, including signature, were reproduced as single page was sufficient. State v. Pingelton, 31 Or App 241, 570 P2d 666 (1977), Sup Ct review denied

Under former similar statute (ORS 43.370)

Entries in certified printout from Motor Vehicles Division computer which indicated that order suspending defendant’s driver license was still in effect when defendant was cited for driving while suspended were properly admitted under this section. State v. Sherman, 48 Or App 881, 618 P2d 973 (1980), Sup Ct review denied

Certifying official’s summary of contents of public record is not admissible as entry in official record. State v. Harris, 288 Or 703, 609 P2d 798 (1980)

Under Evidence Code

Because court could not discern whether document contained seal, documents were inadmissible under this rule. State v. Mueller, 96 Or App 185, 772 P2d 433 (1989)

Law Review Citations

Under Evidence Code

19 WLR 435 (1983)

40.010
Rule 100. Short title 40.015
Rule 101. Applicability of Oregon Evidence Code 40.020
Rule 102. Purpose and construction 40.025
Rule 103. Rulings on evidence 40.030
Rule 104. Preliminary questions 40.035
Rule 105. Limited admissibility 40.040
Rule 106. When part of transaction proved, whole admissible 40.060
Rule 201(a). Scope 40.065
Rule 201(b). Kinds of facts 40.070
Rules 201(c) and 201(d). When mandatory or discretionary 40.075
Rule 201(e). Opportunity to be heard 40.080
Rule 201(f). Time of taking notice 40.085
Rule 201(g). Instructing the jury 40.090
Rule 202. Law that is judicially noticed 40.105
Rule 305. Allocation of the burden of persuasion 40.110
Rule 306. Instructions on the burden of persuasion 40.115
Rule 307. Allocation of the burden of producing evidence 40.120
Rule 308. Presumptions in civil proceedings 40.125
Rule 309. Presumptions in criminal proceedings 40.130
Rule 310. Conflicting presumptions 40.135
Rule 311. Presumptions 40.150
Rule 401. Definition of “relevant evidence.” 40.155
Rule 402. Relevant evidence generally admissible 40.160
Rule 403. Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion or undue delay 40.170
Rule 404. Character evidence 40.172
Rule 404-1. Pattern, practice or history of abuse 40.175
Rule 405. Methods of proving character 40.180
Rule 406. Habit 40.185
Rule 407. Subsequent remedial measures 40.190
Rule 408. Compromise and offers to compromise 40.195
Rule 409. Payment of medical and similar expenses 40.200
Rule 410. Withdrawn plea or statement not admissible 40.205
Rule 411. Liability insurance 40.210
Rule 412. Sex offense cases 40.211
Rule 412-1. Evidence not admissible in civil proceeding involving sexual misconduct 40.215
Rule 413. Measures and assessments intended to minimize impact of or plan for natural disaster 40.225
Rule 503. Lawyer-client privilege 40.227
Rule 503-1. Right of client to communicate with lawyer 40.230
Rule 504. Psychotherapist-patient privilege 40.235
Rule 504-1. Physician-patient privilege 40.240
Rule 504-2. Nurse-patient privilege 40.245
Rule 504-3. School employee-student privilege 40.250
Rule 504-4. Regulated social worker-client privilege 40.252
Rule 504-5. Communications revealing intent to commit certain crimes 40.255
Rule 505. Spousal privilege 40.260
Rule 506. Member of clergy-penitent privilege 40.262
Rule 507. Counselor-client privilege 40.264
Rule 507-1. Certified advocate-victim privilege 40.265
Rule 508a. Stenographer-employer privilege 40.270
Rule 509. Public officer privilege 40.272
Rule 509-1. Sign language interpreter privilege 40.273
Rule 509-2. Non-English-speaking person-interpreter privilege 40.274
Rule 509-3. Legislative branch offsite process counselor privilege 40.275
Rule 510. Identity of informer 40.280
Rule 511. Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure 40.285
Rule 512. Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege 40.290
Rule 513. Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege 40.295
Rule 514. Effect on existing privileges 40.310
Rule 601. General rule of competency 40.315
Rule 602. Lack of personal knowledge 40.320
Rule 603. Oath or affirmation 40.325
Rule 604. Interpreters 40.330
Rule 605. Competency of judge as witness 40.335
Rule 606. Competency of juror as witness 40.345
Rule 607. Who may impeach 40.350
Rule 608. Evidence of character and conduct of witness 40.355
Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime 40.360
Rule 609-1. Impeachment for bias or interest 40.365
Rule 610. Religious beliefs or opinions 40.370
Rule 611. Mode and order of interrogation and presentation 40.375
Rule 612. Writing used to refresh memory 40.380
Rule 613. Prior statements of witnesses 40.385
Rule 615. Exclusion of witnesses 40.405
Rule 701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses 40.410
Rule 702. Testimony by experts 40.415
Rule 703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts 40.420
Rule 704. Opinion on ultimate issue 40.425
Rule 705. Disclosure of fact or data underlying expert opinion 40.430
Rule 706. Impeachment of expert witness by learned treatise 40.450
Rule 801. Definitions for ORS 40.450 to 40.475 40.455
Rule 802. Hearsay rule 40.460
Rule 803. Hearsay exceptions 40.465
Rule 804. Hearsay exceptions when the declarant is unavailable 40.470
Rule 805. Hearsay within hearsay 40.475
Rule 806. Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant 40.505
Rule 901. Requirement of authentication or identification 40.510
Rule 902. Self-authentication 40.515
Rule 903. Subscribing witness’ testimony unnecessary 40.550
Rule 1001. Definitions for ORS 40.550 to 40.585 40.555
Rule 1002. Requirement of original 40.560
Rule 1003. Admissibility of duplicates 40.562
Rule 1003-1. Admissibility of reproduction 40.565
Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents 40.570
Rule 1005. Public records 40.575
Rule 1006. Summaries 40.580
Rule 1007. Testimony or written admission of party 40.585
Rule 1008. Functions of court and jury
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