2839. The integrity of a document is ensured if it is possible to verify that the information it contains has not been altered and has been maintained in its entirety, and that the medium used provides stability and the required perennity to the information.
Where the medium or technology used does not allow the integrity of the document to be confirmed or denied, the document may, depending on the circumstances, be admitted as testimonial evidence or real evidence and serve as a commencement of proof.
1991, c. 64, a. 2839; 1992, c. 57, s. 716; 2001, c. 32, s. 78; I.N. 2014-05-01.