(a)(1) The acts of the legislature of any other state, territory, or possession of the United States shall be authenticated by affixing the seal of such state, territory, or possession thereto; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed as repealing or modifying Code Section 9-11-43. The records and judicial proceedings, or copies thereof, of any court of any such state, territory, or possession shall be proved or admitted in other courts within this state by the attestation of the clerk and seal of the court annexed, if a seal exists, together with a certificate of a judge of the court that the attestation is in proper form.

(2) Such acts, records, and judicial proceedings, or copies thereof, so authenticated, shall have the same full faith and credit in every court within this state as they have by law or usage in the courts of such state, territory, or possession from which they are taken.

(b) In lieu of the above, the records and judicial proceedings, or copies thereof, of any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency of any such state, territory, or possession may also be proved or admitted in any court, tribunal, office, or agency in this state when certified under the hand and seal, if any, of the judge, clerk, or other official of such court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency and shall be given the same full faith and credit as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section.