BUSINESS RECORD EXCEPTION
A rule of evidence that allows routine entries
made customarily in financial records, or business
logs or files kept in the regular course of business,
to be introduced as proof in a lawsuit when the
person who made such notations is not available
to testify.
This rule, also called the business entry rule,
is an exception to the HEARSAY rule. Business
records are considered to have a greater degree
of reliability and trustworthiness than personal
records because of the regular and systematic
way in which they are kept and the reliance that
a business places on them.
State and FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE
specify what records qualify for this exception to the hearsay rule.
