31-10 Judicial Notice - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 31-10JUDICIAL NOTICE31-10-01. Evidence of facts judicially noted not required - How judges familiarizedwith such facts. Superseded by N.D.R.Crim.P. Rule 26; N.D.R.Ev. 201.31-10-02. Facts subject to judicial notice. Superseded by N.D.R.Crim.P. Rules 26,26.1; N.D.R.Ev. 201.31-10-03.Foreign laws - Those judicially noted - How court familiarized with -Reviewable. Every court of this state shall take judicial notice of the common law and statutes
of every state, territory, and other jurisdiction of the United States. Such court may inform itself
of the laws in such manner as it may deem proper and may call upon counsel to aid it in
obtaining such information. The determination of such laws shall be made by the court and not
by the jury and shall be reviewable.31-10-04. Evidence of foreign laws admissible - Notice to adverse party of relianceon foreign laws. Any party may also present to the trial court any admissible evidence of the
laws in another jurisdiction, but, to enable a party to offer evidence of such laws or to ask that
judicial notice be taken thereof, reasonable notice shall be given to the adverse parties either in
the pleadings or otherwise.31-10-05. Foreign laws not judicially noted constitute issue for court. The law of ajurisdiction other than those jurisdictions referred to in section 31-10-03 shall be an issue for the
court, but shall not be subject to the provisions concerning judicial notice contained in such
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