If a matter judicially noticed is a matter which would otherwise have been for determination by the jury, the trial court may, and upon request shall, instruct the jury to accept as a fact the matter so noticed.
Cal. Evid. Code § 457
JUDICIAL NOTICE
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 274 Cal. App. 2d 424 - Grinnell v. Charles Pfizer & Co. (1969)
Most recently applied in 25 Cal. 4th 441 - People v. Williams (May 2001)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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