{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"311","citation":"Evid. Code, § 311","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS [300. - 413.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Province of Court and Jury [310. - 312.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If the law of an organization of nations, a foreign nation or a state other than this state, or a public entity in a foreign nation or a state other than this state, is applicable and such law cannot be determined, the court may, as the ends of justice require, either:</p><p>(a) Apply the law of this state if the court can do so consistently with the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this state; or</p><p>(b) Dismiss the action without prejudice or, in the case of a reviewing court, remand the case to the trial court with directions to dismiss the action without prejudice.</p>","text":"If the law of an organization of nations, a foreign nation or a state other than this state, or a public entity in a foreign nation or a state other than this state, is applicable and such law cannot be determined, the court may, as the ends of justice require, either: (a) Apply the law of this state if the court can do so consistently with the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this state; or (b) Dismiss the action without prejudice or, in the case of a reviewing court, remand the case to the trial court with directions to dismiss the action without prejudice.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/province-of-court-and-jury-311","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}