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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6106 (2026)

 Certified exemplifications of records.

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§ 6106.  Certified exemplifications of records.

Whenever provision is made by law for recording or filing in a public office any document, the record thereof made, and exemplifications of the document lawfully certified, shall be legal evidence in all matters in which the document would be competent evidence.

(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days)

 

Cross References.  Section 6106 is referred to in section 2504 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: In Re: Order Approving the Amendment of Pa Rules of Evidence 901(a), 902(4), 902(6) & 902(12) (Pa. 2019).
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In Re: Order Approving the Amendment of Pa Rules of Evidence 901(a), 902(4), 902(6) & 902(12) (Pa. 2019). · cites it 2× “810 (vital statistics); 42 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (documents filed in a public office); 42 Pa.”
One 1978 Porsche Coupe v. Commonwealth, 452 A.2d 603 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “We conclude that the certified transcript of' Setzman’s Gagnon II hearing, wherein he admitted that the substance in his possession was cocaine, was admissible under the provisions of 42 Pa. C. S. §6106. The Commonwealth’s burden in a forfeiture proceeding is proof by a…”
In Re: Order Approving the Revision of the Comment to Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 902 (Pa. 2017). “810 (vital statistics); 42 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (documents filed in a public office).”
In Re: Order Approving the Amendment of Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 902 (Pa. 2019). “902(4), (11), & (12); 42 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (self-authentication of documents filed in public offices).”
In Re: Order Approving the Amendment of Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 902 (Pa. 2019). “810 (vital statistics); 42 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (documents filed in a public office).”
In Re: Order Approving the Amendment of Pa Rule of Evidence 901 (Pa. 2020). “810 (vital statistics); 42 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (documents filed in a public office); 42 Pa.”
Com. v. Fischer, N. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). “§ 5328 (domestic records outside the Commonwealth and foreign records); 42 Pa.C.S. § 6106 (documents recorded or filed in a public office); 42 Pa.”
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