CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Judicial Notice
......Subjects of Judicial Notice: Discretionary
.........Official Acts of Exec; Legis; Judiciary
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  • Official acts of legislative, executive and judicial departments of U.S. and any state may be noticed upon request.
  • Judicial notice taken of the existence, but not generally the truth, of contents of records of official acts.
  • Only acts of department of state government or political subdivision of state may be noticed.
  • State employee declaration describing procedures of state department not subject to judicial notice.
  • Judicial notice may not be taken of declaration of individual legislator to prove legislative intent.
  • Truth of facts in report prepared by state agency are not subject to judicial notice.
  • Statutory interpretation by former governors subject to judicial notice in aid of judicial interpretation of statute.
  • Effect of Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board decision subject to notice in related litigation.
  • Decision of state administrative agency subject to judicial notice.
  • County records are subject to judicial notice, but city records and acts are not.
  • Death certificate is subject to judicial notice to establish decedent's date of death.
  • Content of records of Congressional hearings subject to judicial notice, but must still meet relevancy tests before properly admitted.