# Va. Sup. Ct. R. 2:202: Rule 2:202. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF LAW (derived from Code §§ 8.01-386 and 19.2

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_VA_P2_R2_202

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Sup. Ct. R. 2:202
- **Heading:** Rule 2:202. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF LAW (derived from Code §§ 8.01-386 and 19.2
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia / Virginia Rules Of Evidence / Part 2 - Virginia Rules Of Evidence / Va. Sup. Ct. R. 2:202

## Text

265.2).

(a) Notice To Be Taken. Whenever, in any civil or criminal case it becomes necessary to
ascertain what the law, statutory, administrative, or otherwise, of this Commonwealth, of another
state, of the United States, of another country, or of any political subdivision or agency of the
same, or under an applicable treaty or international convention is, or was, at any time, the court
may take judicial notice thereof whether specially pleaded or not.
(b) Sources of Information. The court, in taking such notice, must in a criminal case and may
in a civil case consult any book, record, register, journal, or other official document or
publication purporting to contain, state, or explain such law, and may consider any evidence or
other information or argument that is offered on the subject.

Last amended by Order dated November 13, 2020; effective July 1, 2021.

PART TWO
VIRGINIA RULES OF EVIDENCE

ARTICLE II. JUDICIAL NOTICE

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