Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 2202
Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
Effective Nov 1, 2002Laws 1978, SB 276, c. 285, § 202, eff. October 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 2002, HB 1939, c. 468, § 27, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available).
- A. This section governs only judicial notice of adjudicative facts.
B. A judicially noticed adjudicative fact shall not be subject to reasonable dispute in that it is either:
- 1. Generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the trial court; or
- 2. Capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.
- C. A court may take judicial notice, whether requested or not.
- D. A court shall take judicial notice if requested by a party and supplied with the necessary information.
- E. In a civil action or proceeding, the court shall instruct the jury to accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed. In a criminal case, the court shall instruct the jury that it may, but is not required to, accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed.
Laws 1978, SB 276, c. 285, § 202, eff. October 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 2002, HB 1939, c. 468, § 27, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available).