Georgia § 24-2-220 - Judicial notice of legislative facts.
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§ 24-2-220. Judicial notice of legislative facts.
The existence and territorial extent of states and their forms of government; all symbols of nationality; the laws of nations; all laws and resolutions of the General Assembly and the journals of each branch thereof as published by authority; the laws of the United States and of the several states thereof as published by authority; the uniform rules of the courts; the administrative rules and regulations filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Code Section 50-13-6; the general customs of merchants; the admiralty and maritime courts of the world and their seals; the political makeup and history of this state and the federal government as well as the local divisions of this state; the seals of the several departments of the government of the United States and of the several states of the union; and all similar matters of legislative fact shall be judicially recognized without the introduction of proof. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts shall be governed by Code Section 24-2-201. (Code 1981, § 24-2-220 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.) Law reviews. - For article on the 2011 enactment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
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Section 24-2-220 ("Judicial notice of legislative facts.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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