Rule 202. Judicial Notice of Law

(a) When Discretionary. A court may take judicial notice on its own of the following:

(1) the common law, constitutions, and public statutes in force in every state, territory, and

jurisdiction of the United States;

(2) private acts and resolutions of the United States Congress and the Michigan Legislature;

(3) ordinances and regulations of Michigan governmental subdivisions or agencies; and

(4) the laws of foreign countries.

(b) When Conditionally Mandatory. A court must take judicial notice of each matter in subrule(a)

if a party so requests and:

(1) supplies the court with sufficient information to enable it to properly comply with the

request; and

(2) gives each adverse party such notice as the court may require to enable the adverse party

to meet the request.

effective on 1/28/2026

RULES 301–302