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UTCR 13.190 — CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ADMISSIBLE

2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 13 · physical PDF page 7–8 · 2026

13.190 CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ADMISSIBLE
(1) The documents listed in subsection (2) of this rule, if relevant, are admissible at an
arbitration hearing, but only if:
(a) The party offering the document has included in the prehearing statement of
proof a description of the document and the name, address and telephone
number of its author or maker, at least 14 days prior to the hearing; and
(b) The party offering the document promptly has made available, after request,
to all other parties, all other documents from the same author or maker.
2026 UTCR 13.8
(2) The following documents are subject to this rule:
(a) A bill, report, chart or record of a hospital, doctor, dentist, registered nurse,
licensed practical nurse, physical therapist, psychologist or other health care
provider on a letterhead or a printed bill.
(b) A bill for drugs, medical appliances, or other related expenses on a letterhead
or a printed bill.
(c) A bill for, or an estimate of, property damage on a letterhead or a printed bill.
In the case of an estimate, the party intending to offer the estimate must
forward with the prehearing statement of proof under UTCR 13.170 a
statement indicating whether or not the property was repaired, and if it was,
whether the estimated repairs were made in full or in part, attaching a copy to
the receipted bill showing the items of repair and the amount paid.
(d) A police, weather, wage loss, or traffic signal report or standard life
expectancy table.
(e) A photograph, x-ray, drawing, map, blueprint, or similar documentary
evidence.
(f) The written statement of any witnesses, including the written report of an
expert witness which may include a statement of the expert’s qualifications,
and including a statement of opinion which the witness would express if
testifying in person, if it is made by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of
perjury.
(g) A document not specifically covered by any of the foregoing provisions, but
having equivalent circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness, the admission
of which would serve the policies, purposes, and interests of justice.
(3) Any other party may subpoena the author or maker of a document admissible
under this rule, at that party’s expense, and examine the author or maker as if
under cross-examination.

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