Ariz. R. Evid. 1004 (2026)
Ariz. R. Evid. 1004. Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
An original is not required and other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, photograph, or video is admissible if:
(a) all the originals are lost or destroyed, and not by the proponent acting in bad faith;
(b) an original cannot be obtained by any available judicial process;
(c) the party against whom the original would be offered had control of the original; was at that time put on notice, by pleadings or otherwise, that the original would be a subject of proof at the trial or hearing; and fails to produce it at the trial or hearing; or
(d) the writing, recording, photograph, or video is not closely related to a controlling issue.
Credits
Amended Oct. 19, 1988, effective Nov. 1, 1988; Sept. 8, 2011, effective Jan. 1, 2012; Aug. 28, 2018, effective Jan. 1, 2019.