622.55 Of a foreign country.
Copies of records and proceedings in the courts of a foreign country may be admitted in evidence upon being authenticated as follows:
1. By the official attestation of the clerk or officer in whose custody such records are legally kept.
2. By the certificate of one of the judges or magistrates of such court, that the person so attesting is the clerk or officer legally entrusted with the custody of such records, and that the signature to the clerk’s or officer’s attestation is genuine.
3. By the official certificate of the officer who has the custody of the principal seal of the government under whose authority the court is held, attested by said seal, stating that such court is duly constituted, specifying the general nature of its jurisdiction, and verifying the seal of the court.
[C51, §2440; R60, §4060; C73, §3715; C97, §4647; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11308; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.55]
Referred to in §622.52
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Section 622.1 - Certification under penalty of perjury.
Section 622.4 - Medical expenses.
Section 622.8 - Witness for each other.
Section 622.9 - Communications between husband and wife.
Section 622.10A - Tax advice — confidential communications.
Section 622.11 - Public officers.
Section 622.13 - Civil liability.
Section 622.21 - Writing and printing.
Section 622.22 - Understanding of parties to agreement.
Section 622.23 - Historical and scientific works.
Section 622.24 - Subscribing witness — substitute proof.
Section 622.26 - Private writing — acknowledgment.
Section 622.27 - Entries and writings of deceased person.
Section 622.28 - Writing or record — when admissible — absence of record — effect.
Section 622.29 - Facsimiles of signatures.
Section 622.30 - Photographic copies — originals destroyed.
Section 622.31 - Evidence of regret or sorrow.
Section 622.32 - Statute of frauds.
Section 622.34 - Contract not denied in the pleadings.
Section 622.35 - Party made witness.
Section 622.36 - Instruments affecting real estate — adoption of minors.
Section 622.41 - United States and state patents.
Section 622.42 - Field notes and plats.
Section 622.43 - Records and entries in public offices.
Section 622.44 - Copies of books of original entries.
Section 622.45 - Additional entries.
Section 622.46 - Officer to give copies of records.
Section 622.47 - Maps in office of surveyor general.
Section 622.48 - Certificate as to loss of paper.
Section 622.49 - Duplicate receipt of receiver of land office.
Section 622.50 - Certificate of register or receiver.
Section 622.51 - Official signature presumed genuine.
Section 622.51A - Computer printouts.
Section 622.52 - Effect on rules.
Section 622.53 - Judicial record — state or federal courts.
Section 622.54 - Of a justice of the peace.
Section 622.55 - Of a foreign country.
Section 622.56 - Presumption of regularity.
Section 622.57 - Executive acts.
Section 622.58 - Proceedings of legislature.
Section 622.59 - Printed copies of statutes.
Section 622.60 - Written law or public writing.
Section 622.61 - Foreign unwritten law.
Section 622.62 - Ordinances of city.
Section 622.64 - Proof of service — costs.
Section 622.65 - To whom directed — duces tecum.
Section 622.66 - How far compelled to attend.
Section 622.67 - Deposit — effect.
Section 622.69 - Witness fees.
Section 622.70 - Attorney, juror, or officer.
Section 622.71 - Certain witness fees prohibited.
Section 622.71A - Volunteer fire fighters — witness compensation.
Section 622.72 - Expert witnesses — fee.
Section 622.74 - Fees in advance.
Section 622.75 - Reimbursement to party, county, or city.
Section 622.76 - Failure to attend or testify — liability.
Section 622.77 - Proceedings for contempt.
Section 622.78 - Serving subpoena.
Section 622.79 - When party fails to obey subpoena.
Section 622.80 - Pleading taken as true.
Section 622.81 - Authority to subpoena.
Section 622.82 - Prisoner produced.
Section 622.83 - Deposition of prisoner.
Section 622.84 - Subpoenas — enforcing obedience.
Section 622.85 - Affidavits — before whom made.
Section 622.86 - Foreign affidavits.
Section 622.87 - How affidavits compelled.
Section 622.88 - Subpoena issued.
Section 622.90 - Cross-examination.
Section 622.91 - Signature and seal — presumption.
Section 622.92 - Newspaper publications — how proved.
Section 622.93 - Applicability in certain counties.
Section 622.94 - Proof of serving or posting notices.
Section 622.96 - How perpetuated — presumption of fact.
Section 622.97 - Authorized use.
Section 622.98 - Transcript must be complete.
Section 622.99 - Certification.
Section 622.100 - Sworn verification.
Section 622.101 - Identification of exhibits.
Section 622.102 - Refusal to appear or testify.
Section 622.104 - Witness fees.