HRS §425E-209
Court acceptance of official certificates and copies
This section says that official certificates and certified copies from the director are accepted in courts and government offices as basic proof of the facts they state. A certificate about whether a corporation exists is also accepted as basic proof.
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The statute, as written — Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence
All certificates issued by the director pursuant to this chapter, and all copies of documents filed in the director's office pursuant to this chapter when certified by the director, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies, as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. A certificate by the director, under the seal of the department of commerce and consumer affairs, as to the existence or nonexistence of the facts relating to corporations, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies, as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts therein stated.
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