Every certificate or other paper executed by the director or his designee in pursuance of any authority conferred upon him by law and sealed with the seal of the department and all copies of papers certified by the director or his designee and authenticated by the director's or his designee's seal may in all cases be used as evidence in any suit or proceeding in any court of this State with the same force and effect as the originals.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-3-220 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-64; 1960 (51) 1646; 1962 Code Section 37-71] recodified as Section 38-3-210 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-3-270 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-69; 1960 (51) 1646; 1962 Code Section 37-76] recodified as Section 38-3-220 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 532.