A document in due form purporting to be abill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher's or inspector's certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract to be issued by a third party shall be prima facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the facts stated in the document by the third party.

Oklahoma Code Comment

No previous Oklahoma statute has given such recognition to private documents. The doctrine of presumed validity, however, is common in Oklahoma. See 67 O.S. §§ 22, 25 [presumption of accuracy of abstracts, copies or minutes]; 68 O.S. 452 [tax deeds]; 12 O.S. 501 [business records]; 18 O.S. §1.244 [corporate entity presumed]; 19 O.S. § 572 [survey of county surveyor presumed accurate.]

Uniform Commercial Code Comment

The Uniform Commercial Code was developed by The American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. These organizations hold the copyright on the official comments to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Oklahoma Supreme Court attempted but was unable to obtain permission to reproduce the Official Comments here. For more information on these organizations, click on the links above. To email your comments, click on one of the links below.

The American Law Institute
4025 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 243-1600
FAX: (215) 243-1664
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National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 915-0195
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Definitional Cross References:

"Bill of lading". Section 1- 201.
"Contract". Section 1-201. "Genuine". Section 1-201.

Laws 1961, p. 73, § 1-202.