1. (1) Any document, plat, paper, written instrument, or book reproduced as provided in 7-4-2221 can be disposed of or destroyed only upon order of the district or probate court having jurisdiction, and the reproductions may be substituted as public records.
2. (2) The copy of any record destroyed or disposed of as authorized in this section or a certified copy thereof is admissible as evidence in any court or proceeding and has the same force and effect as though the original record had been produced and proved.
3. (3) It is the duty of the custodian of the records to prepare enlarged typed or photographic copies of the records whenever their production is required by law.

History: (1)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 117, L. 1959; Sec. 16-2429, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 117, L. 1959; Sec. 16-2430, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2429, 16-2430; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 420, L. 1993.