▁history , ▁or ▁boundaries . ▁ ▁Also , ▁some ▁documents ▁are ▁self - authentic ating ▁under ▁Rule ▁ 9 0 2 , ▁such ▁as ▁( 1 ) ▁domestic ▁public ▁documents ▁under ▁se al , ▁( 2 ) ▁domestic ▁public ▁documents ▁not ▁under ▁se al , ▁but ▁bearing ▁a ▁signature ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁officer , ▁( 3 ) ▁foreign ▁public ▁documents , ▁( 4 ) ▁cert ified ▁copies ▁of ▁public ▁records , ▁( 5 ) ▁official ▁publications , ▁( 6 ) ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁period ical s , ▁( 7 ) ▁trade ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁the ▁like , ▁( 8 ) ▁acknowled ged ▁documents ▁( i . e . ▁by ▁a ▁not ary ▁public ), ▁( 9 ) ▁commercial ▁paper ▁and ▁related ▁documents , ▁( 1 0 ) ▁pres um ptions ▁under ▁Act s ▁of ▁Congress , ▁( 1 1 ) ▁cert ified ▁domestic ▁records ▁of ▁regularly ▁conducted ▁activity , ▁( 1 2 ) ▁cert ified ▁foreign ▁records ▁of ▁regularly ▁conducted ▁activity . ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁he ars ay ▁is ▁generally ▁adm iss ible ▁in ▁civil ▁proceed ings , ▁but ▁is ▁only ▁adm iss ible ▁in ▁criminal ▁proceed ings ▁if ▁it ▁falls ▁within ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁or ▁a ▁preserved ▁common ▁law ▁exception , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁agree , ▁or ▁the ▁court ▁is ▁satisfied ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁justice ▁that ▁the ▁evidence ▁is ▁adm iss ible . ▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice