Judicial Notice

Question 0

Areas covered by judicial notice - list

Answer 0

science
calendars
history
government and court records

Question 1

Judicial Notice Is

Answer 1

Substitutes for proof where court accepts certain facts as true
without formal presentation of evidence

Question 2

Judicial Notice of Commonly known facts

Answer 2

not subject to reasonable dispute and

generally known within the jurisdiction of the court

Question 3

Judicial Notice of Facts capable of accurate and ready determination

Answer 3

Resort to sources of unquestioned accuracy.

Question 4

Where Judicial Notice is Mandatory

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If requested by a party and supplied with necessary information

Question 5

when may issues of judicial notice be raised

Answer 5

pretrial
during trial
on appeal

without notice to the other party

Question 6

Once a fact has been judicially noticed

Answer 6

No contradictory evidence is permitted on the issue

Question 7

Rule 201(g) - Effect of judicial notice

Answer 7

Civil Case - judicial noticed fact is conclusive

Criminal case - may but not required to accept fact as conclusive