# W.R.E. 201: Rule 201. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts

> Wyoming · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WY_RULEEVID_R201

## Section

- **Citation:** W.R.E. 201
- **Heading:** Rule 201. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Court Rules / Wyoming Rules of Evidence / W.R.E. 201

## Text

(a) Scope of rule. — This rule governs only judicial notice of adjudicative facts.
(b) Kinds of facts. — A judicially noticed fact must be one not subject to reasonable
dispute in that it is either (1) generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the
trial court or (2) capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose
accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.
(c) When discretionary. — A court may take judicial notice, whether requested or not.
(d) When mandatory. — A court shall take judicial notice if requested by a party and
supplied with the necessary information.
(e) Opportunity to be heard. — A party is entitled upon timely request to an
opportunity to be heard as to the propriety of taking judicial notice and the tenor of the
matter noticed. In the absence of prior notification, the request may be made after
judicial notice has been taken.
(f) Time of taking notice. — Judicial notice may be taken at any stage of the
proceeding.
(g) Instructing jury. — In a civil action or proceeding, the court shall instruct the jury
to accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed. In a criminal case, the court shall
instruct the jury that it may, but is not required to, accept as conclusive any fact
judicially noticed.
III. PRESUMPTIONS

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