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Rule 2:201. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATIVE FACTS

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Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia › Virginia Rules Of Evidence › Part 2 - Virginia Rules Of Evidence › Va. Sup. Ct. R. 2:201

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(a) Notice. A court may take judicial notice of a factual matter not subject to reasonable

dispute in that it is either (1) common knowledge or (2) capable of accurate and ready

determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.

(b) Time of taking notice. Judicial notice may be taken at any stage of the proceeding.

(c) Opportunity to be heard. A party is entitled upon timely motion to an opportunity to be

heard as to the propriety of taking judicial notice.

PART TWO

VIRGINIA RULES OF EVIDENCE

ARTICLE II. JUDICIAL NOTICE

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