228. When the original of the impugned document has not already been filed in the record, the judge, at the request of one of the parties, may order the person who has custody of the document to deposit it in the office of the court within the time fixed, under all legal penalties, and the time limit provided by article 227 runs only from the date of such deposit.
1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 228; 1999, c. 40, s. 56.