Any criminal justice agency may cause any or all files or records in its official custody to be microphotographed or otherwise reproduced pursuant to Section 11106.1, as in the case of original filings or recordings, or both. Every reproduction shall be deemed and considered an original, and as a transcript, exemplification or certified copy, as the case may be, of the original.
Source:
Section 11106.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=11106.2..