Cal. EVID § 453
This is the official text of Cal. EVID § 453, part of California’s Evidence Code — sets the rules for what evidence is admissible in California courts.
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Official statutory text
The trial court shall take judicial notice of any matter specified in Section 452 if a party requests it and:
(a) Gives each adverse party sufficient notice of the request, through the pleadings or otherwise, to enable such adverse party to prepare to meet the request; and
(b) Furnishes the court with sufficient information to enable it to take judicial notice of the matter.
(a) Gives each adverse party sufficient notice of the request, through the pleadings or otherwise, to enable such adverse party to prepare to meet the request; and
(b) Furnishes the court with sufficient information to enable it to take judicial notice of the matter.
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