Tex. R. Evid. 202

Judicial Notice of Other States’ Law

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Rule 202. Judicial Notice of Other States’ Law
(a) Scope. This rule governs judicial notice of another state’s, territory’s, or federal
jurisdiction’s:
• Constitution;
• public statutes;
• rules;
• regulations;
• ordinances;
• court decisions; and
• common law.
(b) Taking Notice. The court:
(1) may take judicial notice on its own; or
(2) must take judicial notice if a party requests it and the court is supplied with the
necessary information.
(c) Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard.
(1) Notice. The court may require a party requesting judicial notice to notify all other
parties of the request so they may respond to it.
(2) Opportunity to Be Heard. On timely request, a party is entitled to be heard on the
propriety of taking judicial notice and the nature of the matter to be noticed. If the
court takes judicial notice before a party has been notified, the party, on request, is
still entitled to be heard.
(d) Timing. The court may take judicial notice at any stage of the proceeding.
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(e) Determination and Review. The court—not the jury—must determine the law of another
state, territory, or federal jurisdiction. The court’s determination must be treated as a ruling
on a question of law.

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