### Question
Can you define what unauthenticated copies means?


### Answer
**Unauthenticated copies** is defined as the following in *44 U.S.C. § 2901*:

> exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted as evidence

#### Citation:
  - *44 U.S.C. § 2901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES AND BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES**

