OSCN Found Document:Judicial Notice of Law
Title 12. Civil Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 12. Civil Procedure
    Chapter 40 - Oklahoma Evidence Code
        Article Article II - Judicial Notice
        Section 2201 - Judicial Notice of Law
Cite as: O.S. §, __ __


A. Judicial notice shall be taken by the court of the common law, constitutions and public statutes in force in every state, territory and jurisdiction of the United States.

B. Judicial notice may be taken by the court of:

1. Private acts and resolutions of the Congress of the United States and of the Legislature of this state, and duly enacted ordinances and duly published regulations of governmental subdivisions or agencies of this state or the United States; and

2. The laws of foreign countries.

C. The determination by judicial notice of the applicability and the tenor of any matter of common law, constitutional law or of any statute, private act, resolution, ordinance or regulation shall be a matter for the judge and not for the jury.

Historical Data


Laws 1978, SB 276, c. 285, § 201, eff. October 1, 1978.

Citationizer© Summary of Documents Citing This Document
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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1988 OK CR 238, 763 P.2d 703, McKAY v. CITY OF TULSACited
 1991 OK CR 121, 824 P.2d 364, BERGET v. STATECited
 1995 OK CR 28, 898 P.2d 155, HILL v. STATECited
 1987 OK CR 91, 737 P.2d 578, WILSON v. STATECited
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1991 OK CIV APP 19, 812 P.2d 1372, 62 OBJ 2458, Browning v. State ex rel. Dept. of Public SafetyDiscussed at Length
 2005 OK CIV APP 35, 114 P.3d 499, KENNEDY v. STATE ex rel. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETYCited
 2016 OK CIV APP 81, 389 P.3d 375, DEAL v. BROOKSCited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1988 OK 91, 768 P.2d 359, 59 OBJ 1963, Enterprise Management Consultants, Inc. v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Tax Com'nCited
 1988 OK 144, 781 P.2d 806, State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. LobaughCited
 1990 OK 66, 796 P.2d 276, 61 OBJ 1934, Panama Processes, S.A. v. Cities Service Co.Discussed at Length
 1990 OK 123, 801 P.2d 722, 61 OBJ 3082, Sisson By and Through Allen v. ElkinsCited
 1992 OK 14, 826 P.2d 587, 63 OBJ 369, Davis v. B.F. GoodrichDiscussed
 1992 OK 116, 837 P.2d 894, 63 OBJ 2123, State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. SmolenDiscussed at Length
 1992 OK 122, 838 P.2d 1, 63 OBJ 2386, Initiative Petition No. 349, State Question No. 642, In reDiscussed
 2001 OK 3, 22 P.3d 1204, 73 OBJ 156, DAVIS v. GHS HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, INC.Cited
 1994 OK 20, 896 P.2d 503, 65 OBJ 535, Lewis v. Sac and Fox Tribe of Oklahoma Housing AuthorityCited
 2001 OK 94, 40 P.3d 463, 72 OBJ 3283, BARKER v. STATE INS. FUNDDiscussed
 2002 OK 53, 49 P.3d 740, HATHAWAY v. STATE EX. REL. MEDICAL RESEARCH & TECHNICAL AUTHORITYDiscussed
 1995 OK 80, 901 P.2d 824, 66 OBJ 2413, Cornog v. MashburnCited
 2003 OK 58, 72 P.3d 17, INGRAM v. KNIPPERSCited
 2006 OK 24, 164 P.3d 1028, HARVELL v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.Discussed
 1996 OK 61, 918 P.2d 51, 67 OBJ 1680, Keating v. JohnsonCited
 2010 OK 12, 243 P.3d 1156, KEOTA MILLS & ELEVATOR v. GAMBLECited
 2011 OK 98, 273 P.3d 20, HOWARD v. NITRO-LIFT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.Cited
 2013 OK 98, 315 P.3d 989, HEDRICK v. COMMISSIONER OF DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETYDiscussed
 2014 OK 22, 324 P.3d 399, HALL v. THE GEO GROUP, INCCited
 2017 OK 20, 392 P.3d 692, NICHOLS v. STATE ex. rel. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETYCited
 2018 OK 57, 423 P.3d 1119, HILL v. AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSECited
 2021 OK 5, 480 P.3d 906, EZZELL v. LACKCited
 2022 OK 25, 510 P.3d 824, CRAWFORD v. OSU MEDICAL TRUSTCited
 2022 OK 32, 512 P.3d 333, IN THE MATTER OF THE INCOME TAX PROTEST OF RAYTHEON COMPANYCited
 1999 OK 75, 988 P.2d 1282, 70 OBJ 2681, Rowland v. City of TulsaCited
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