Quimbee MC rules

Question 1

The business-records exception to the rule against hearsay - 803(6) - requires that the record satisfy five conditions in order to be admitted:

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Answer 1

(1) record must have been made at or near the time of the act, event, condition, or diagnosis it addresses;

(2) the record must be one kept in the course of a regularly conducted activity of the business;

(3) the making of the record must be a regular practice of the activity;

(4) neither the source of the information nor the method of preparation may indicate a lack of trustworthiness; and

(5) a custodian or other qualified witness must demonstrate that all of these conditions are met