State v. Pingelton

This appeal involves the construction and application of Oregon statutes dealing with the authentication and admission into evidence of copies of official records. More specifically, the issue is the validity of the use of a floating signed certificate which may be appended to any set of documents, photocopied and then offered as evidence that the appended documents are true copies of the originals. So far as I can determine this is an issue of first impression in this state.

I am unable to agree with the majority that under our statutes it is unnecessary for the custodian of an official…