Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents; when.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-1004
in effect27-1004. Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents; when.
The original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph is admissible if:
(1) All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith; or
(2) No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure; or
(3) At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, he was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and he does not produce the original at the hearing; or
(4) The writing, recording, or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.
Laws 1975, LB 279, § 67.
Source: Nebraska Legislature (nebraskalegislature.gov)URL: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=27-1004Fetched: 10/20/2026