judicial notice of foreign law | another state of the U.S. | foreign country
RULE 202. DETERMINATION OF LAW OF OTHER STATES
A court upon its own motion may, or upon the motion of a party shall, take judicial notice of the constitutions,
public statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, court decisions, and common law of every other state, territory, or
jurisdiction of the United States. A party requesting that judicial notice be taken of such matter shall furnish the
court sufficient information to enable it properly to comply with the request, and shall give all parties such notice, if
any, as the court may deem necessary, to enable all parties fairly to prepare to meet the request. A party is
entitled upon timely request to an opportunity to be heard as to the propriety of taking judicial notice and the
tenor of the matter noticed. In the absence of prior notification, the request may be made after judicial notice has
been taken. Judicial notice of such matters may be taken at any stage of the proceeding. The court's
determination shall be subject to review as a ruling on a question of law.
RULE 203. DETERMINATION OF THE LAWS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES
A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign country shall give notice in the pleadings or
other reasonable written notice, and at least 30 days prior to the date of trial such party shall furnish all parties
copies of any written materials or sources that the party intends to use as proof of the foreign law. If the materials
or sources were originally written in a language other than English, the party intending to rely upon them shall
furnish all parties both a copy of the foreign language text and an English translation. The court, in determining
the law of a foreign nation, may consider any material or source, whether or not submitted by a party or
admissible under the rules of evidence, including but not limited to affidavits, testimony, briefs, and treatises. If the
court considers sources other than those submitted by a party, it shall give all parties notice and a reasonable
opportunity to comment on the sources and to submit further materials for review by the court. The court, and not
a jury, shall determine the laws of foreign countries. The court's determination shall be subject to review as a
ruling on a question of law.