§ 1414 Document Authentication Evidence

• •If someone says a paper or message is real, it can be used as proof.
• •If someone acts like a paper or message is real, it can be used as proof.
• •This is about showing that a document or message is genuine in court.

You get a text message from your friend saying they owe you $50.

If your friend later says in court or in another message that the text is real, or if they paid you $50 because of that text, then the text can be used as proof that they owed you money.