W.Va. R. Evid. 1005
As amended through January 31, 2024
The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official record - or of a document that was recorded or filed in a public office as authorized by law - if these conditions are met: the record or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as correct in accordance with Rule 902(4) or is testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If no such copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent may use other evidence to prove the content.
W.va. R. Evid. 1005
COMMENT ON RULE 1005
Rule 1005 is taken verbatim from its federal counterpart and is substantively the same as the current state rule.