§ 1271 Business Records Exception

• •Business records can be used as proof in court, even if the person who wrote them isn't there.
• •The record must be made as part of normal business work, not just for court.
• •It has to be written close to when the event happened, not months or years later.
• •Someone who knows about the record must explain how it was made and why it’s trustworthy.

A hospital keeps a record of when a patient came in and what treatment they got.

If there’s a court case about the treatment, the hospital record can be used as proof, even if the nurse who wrote it isn’t in court. The hospital manager can explain how the record is made and why it’s reliable.