Admission of evidence

Admission of evidence

In response to widespread commentary describing the difficulties in gaining admission of computer-based evidence in computer crime cases, most computer crime laws contain provisions, which specifically address evidentiary questions.

Iowa created a new rule of evidence, stating: "In a prosecution under this chapter, computer printouts are admitted as evidence of any computer software, program or data contained in or taken from a computer, notwithstanding any applicable rule of evidence to the contrary."FN52

California amended its evidence code by a provision in its computer crime law creating a presumption that printouts are accurate representations of the computer information or computer programs they purport to represent.FN53