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Cal. Evid. Code § 311

Province of Court and Jury

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Lien Huynh v. Chase Manhattan Bank (2006)

Most recently applied in 176 Cal. App. 4th 478 - In Re Marriage of Nurie (August 2009)

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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If the law of an organization of nations, a foreign nation or a state other than this state, or a public entity in a foreign nation or a state other than this state, is applicable and such law cannot be determined, the court may, as the ends of justice require, either:

(a) Apply the law of this state if the court can do so consistently with the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this state; or

(b) Dismiss the action without prejudice or, in the case of a reviewing court, remand the case to the trial court with directions to dismiss the action without prejudice.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.