A record that has been requested by subpoena duces tecum is currently located at an off-site microfilm company. By contacting the microfilm provider, you learn that the microfilm is ready and the original copy of the record still exists. What legal requirement would compel you to produce the original record for the court?

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The best evidence rule requires that the original document be produced in court if it is available, rather than a copy or other secondary evidence. Therefore, if the original copy of the record still exists, the best evidence rule would compel you to produce it for the court, even if a copy or microfilm version is also available.

A Record That Has Been Requested by Subpoena Duces Tecum