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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2148 (2026)

Reproduced records of business firms; disposal of original record; admissibility of reproduction in evidence; “person” defined.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.2148 Reproduced records of business firms; disposal of original record; admissibility of reproduction in evidence; “person” defined.

Sec. 2148.

    (1) A person, firm, or corporation engaged in business may cause records kept by the business to be reproduced pursuant to the records media act, and the business may then dispose of the original record.

    (2) A reproduction in a medium pursuant to the records media act under subsection (1) or a reproduction consisting of a printout or other output readable by sight from such a medium is considered to be an original record for all purposes and shall be treated as an original record in a court or administrative agency for the purpose of its admissibility in evidence. A facsimile, exemplification, enlargement, or certified copy of such a reproduction, for all purposes, is considered a facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of the original record.

    (3) For purposes of this section, "person" means an individual, association, firm, partnership, company, or corporation.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 244, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1975–1980 · leading case: People v. Cook, 291 N.W.2d 152 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980).
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People v. Cook, 291 N.W.2d 152 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “§ 2148 of the Revised Judicature Act states that a "photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard or miniature photographic copy or reproduction” of an original business record permitted to be destroyed "shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, and shall be…”
R G Moeller Co. v. Van Kampen Constr. Co., 225 N.W.2d 742 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “…remained with the Bucyrus Company. 5 1961 PA 236 . 6 MCLA 600.2146; MSA 27A.2146. 7 MCLA 600.2147; MSA 27A.2147. 8 MCLA 600.2148; MSA 27A.2148.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2148(2): 1 case
People v. Cook, 291 N.W.2d 152 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “§ 2148 of the Revised Judicature Act states that a "photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard or miniature photographic copy or reproduction” of an original business record permitted to be destroyed "shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, and shall be…”
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