Authority of employee or officer furnishing report
Sec. 3. For the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, the
following apply:
(1) Any finding, report, or record, or duly certified copy of a
report or record, purporting to have been signed by an officer or
employee of the United States described in section 1 or 2 of this
chapter, shall prima facie be considered to have been signed and
issued by the officer or employee pursuant to law.
(2) The person signing the finding, report, or record shall prima
facie be considered to have acted within the scope of the
person's authority.
(3) If a copy purports to have been certified by a person
authorized by law to certify the copy, the certified copy shall be
prima facie evidence of the person's authority to certify.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.33.
Last modified: May 24, 2006