California · Evidence Code

EVID §457: If a matter judicially noticed is a matter which would otherwise have been for determination by the jury, the trial court may, and upon request shall, instruct the jury to accept as a fact the matter

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This statute addresses judicial notice in trials. A court may instruct a jury to accept certain noticed facts as established, rather than requiring jury determination of those matters.

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If a matter judicially noticed is a matter which would otherwise have been for determination by the jury, the trial court may, and upon request shall, instruct the jury to accept as a fact the matter so noticed.

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