(1) A certifying official of an issuing agency may issue a written certificate signed by him or her setting out such facts as he or she considers relevant with respect to anything done by an officer or staff member of the agency in connection with a preservation notice.
(2) A document purporting to be a certificate issued under this section by a certifying official of an issuing agency and purporting to be signed by him or her:
(a) is to be received in evidence in an exempt proceeding without further proof; and
(b) in an exempt proceeding, is prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the document.