An official record or document of a foreign country may be evidenced by a copy, summary, or excerpt authenticated as provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 948May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 92(b)63 Stat. 103Pub. L. 88–619, § 5(a)78 Stat. 996(, ; , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Act1948
June 20, 1936, ch. 640, § 649 Stat. 1563Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 695e (, ).
section 689 of this titlesection 695e of title 28Words “Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to alter, amend, or repeal ,” at the end of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted. Although significant in the original Act, such words are unnecessary in a revision wherein both sections in question, as revised, are enacted at the same time.
See also Rule 44 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Section 695e–1 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., providing for certification of Vatican City Documents will be incorporated in title 22, U.S.C., Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Act1949
section 1741 of title 28This section corrects a typographical error in , U.S.C.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 88–6191964— substituted “An official record or document of a foreign country may be evidenced by a copy, summary, or excerpt authenticated as provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure” for “A copy of any foreign document of record or on file in a public office of a foreign country or political subdivision thereof, certified by the lawful custodian thereof, shall be admissible in evidence when authenticated by a certificate of a consular officer of the United States resident in such foreign country, under the seal of his office, that the copy has been certified by the lawful custodian” in text, and “official documents” for “documents, generally; copies” in section catchline.
1949—Act , corrected spelling of “admissible”.