W. Va. R. Evid. 1002 (2026)

Rule 1002. Requirement of the Original

An original writing, recording, or photograph is required in order to prove its content unless these rules or a state statute provides otherwise.

COMMENT ON RULE 1002

Rule 1002 is taken verbatim from its federal counterpart and has only a substitution of the word "state" in place of "federal" to make it applicable to the State of West Virginia. The revised rule is substantively the same as the current state rule.