# 95 Ill. Adm. Code 400.605: Section 400.605 Judicial Notice

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## Section

- **Citation:** 95 Ill. Adm. Code 400.605
- **Heading:** Section 400.605 Judicial Notice
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 95 VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS / CHAPTER II: DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS / Part 400 ILLINOIS MANUAL FOR COURT-MARTIAL AND NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT / Section 400.605 Judicial Notice

## Text

Section 400.605  Judicial Notice
a)         Judicial
Notice of Adjudicative Facts
1)
Scope
of Section.  This Section governs only judicial notice of adjudicative facts.
2)         Kinds
of Facts.  A judicially noticed fact must be one not subject to reasonable
dispute in that it is either:
A)        generally
known universally, locally, or in the area pertinent to the event; or
B)        capable
of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot
reasonably be questioned.
3)         When Discretionary.
The military judge may take judicial notice, whether requested or not.  The
parties shall be informed in open court when, without being requested, the
military judge takes judicial notice of an adjudicative fact essential to
establishing an element of the case.
4)         When Mandatory.
The military judge shall take judicial notice if requested by a party and
supplied with the necessary information.
5)         Opportunity
To Be Heard.  A party is entitled, upon timely request, to an opportunity to be
heard on 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.
6)         Time
of Taking Notice.  Judicial notice may be taken at any stage of the proceeding.
7)         Instructing
Members.  The military judge shall instruct the members that they may, but are not
required to, accept as conclusive any matter judicially noticed. (Il. Mil. R.
Evid. 201)
b)         Judicial
Notice of Law
1)         Domestic
Law.  The military judge may take judicial notice of State and federal law.  If
the law is a fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action,
the procedural requirements of subsections (a)(1) through (6) apply.
2)         Foreign
Law.  A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign
country must give reasonable written notice
ice of Law
1)         Domestic
Law.  The military judge may take judicial notice of State and federal law.  If
the law is a fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action,
the procedural requirements of subsections (a)(1) through (6) apply.
2)         Foreign
Law.  A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign
country must give reasonable written notice.  The military judge, in
determining foreign law, may consider any relevant material or source,
including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under this
Subpart. This determination is a ruling on a question of law. (Il. Mil. R.
Evid. 201A)

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