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title: O.C.G.A. § 24-2-220. Judicial notice of legislative facts.
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# O.C.G.A. § 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.

## History

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).

For annual survey on evidence, see 74 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (2022).