If you’ve watched any courtroom drama movie or TV show, chances are you’ve probably seen a lawyer stand up and say, “Objection, hearsay!”

Hearsay is an oral or written statement, as well as some “nonverbal conduct,” made out of the courtroom, being offered to prove the truth of what was expressed. Hearsay is generally not admissible but, like almost everything else in law, there are exceptions. One of those exceptions is for out-of-court written statements that are “business records.”