Cal. PEN § 963
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 963, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
In pleading a private statute, or an ordinance of a county or a municipal corporation, or a right derived therefrom, it is sufficient to refer to the statute or ordinance by its title and the day of its passage, and the court must thereupon take judicial notice thereof in the same manner that it takes judicial notice of matters listed in Section 452 of the Evidence Code.
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