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18 U.S.C. § 3505

Foreign records of regularly conducted ac­tivity

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 3505, Foreign records of regularly conducted ac­tivity, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449927
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In a criminal proceeding in a court of the United States, a foreign record of regularly conducted activity, or a copy of such record, shall not be excluded as evidence by the hearsay rule if a foreign certification attests that— As used in this section, the term—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-473(H.J.Res. 648)1984-10-12
    A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally