Selfauthenticating
Selfauthenticating, or self-authenticating documents, refers to items that can be admitted as authentic in legal proceedings without requiring extrinsic testimony or additional evidence of their authenticity. The concept is used to streamline evidence handling by recognizing certain classes of documents as authentic by their own nature or by statutory or rule-based provision.
In the United States, the Federal Rules of Evidence provide several categories of self-authenticating documents. These
Limitations exist. Self-authentication does not guarantee admissibility in every case, and documents may still be excluded
Across jurisdictions, the exact categories and procedures for self-authenticating documents vary, but the underlying aim remains