>>this item has been unaltered since [datetime]" test<<

Maybe I am missing something, but over the years organizations I have
worked with have submitted hundreds of thousands of documents into
evidence.  Not once have I ever been questioned about whether or not the
document was stored in a unalterable format.  On the other hand, I have
been asked several times if the documents are available in their native
or electronic format. 

John M, correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe that I have ever
seen anything the states that the evidentiary value of a document stored
on WORM is greater than the same document stored on a hard drive.

On the other hand, I do remember reading something a long time ago by a
Tax Court Magistrate.  To paraphrase what I remember: 'Active records
are best evidence, the organizations uses them to make daily business
decisions.  If they depend on them, so can we.'

Bill R

Bill Roach, CRM
Enterprise EDMS Coordinator
State of North Dakota
ITD/Records Management
701-328-3589

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