Rule 803(6) addresses?

• A. Public records
• B. Ancient documents
• C. The business records exception
• D. Absence of a public record of a matter

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is that this rule creates a safe harbor for records kept by a business. The business records exception allows a document or data kept in the regular course of a business to be admitted as evidence even though it’s hearsay, as long as it’s properly foundational.

To fit this exception, the record must reflect acts, events, conditions, or measurements and be made at or near the time of the event by someone with knowledge, and it must be kept in the ordinary course of the business as part of its regular practice. A custodian or other qualified person typically testifies to the record’s creation and maintenance to establish that it’s trustworthy and kept in the usual routine. If those conditions are met, the proponent can use the record to prove the matter it asserts.

Other options refer to different kinds of evidence outside this specific rule. Public records involve a separate exception for government records; ancient documents refer to old, long-standing documents with their own rules, and the absence of a public record is addressed by another, distinct principle.