{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-910.04","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 910.04","heading":"Admissibility of other evidence of contents.","body":"The original is not required, and other evidence of the contents of a writing, recording or photograph is admissible if:\n(1) Originals lost or destroyed. All originals are lost or have been destroyed, unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith; or\n(2) Original not obtainable. No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure; or\n(3) Original in possession of opponent. At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, the party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearing, and the party does not produce the original at the hearing; or\n(4) Collateral matters. The writing, recording or photograph is not closely related to a controlling issue.","path":["Chs. 901-911, Evidence","Chapter 910 Evidence — Contents Of Writings, Recordings And Photographs"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/910.04","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:48Z","sha256":"065bc1fec706282edfe1731525ca04a1e43f5f9fbfa51b6cce6608676c02c236","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-910.03","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-910.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}