{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"457","citation":"Evid. Code, § 457","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. JUDICIAL NOTICE [450. - 460.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If a matter judicially noticed is a matter which would otherwise have been for determination by the jury, the trial court may, and upon request shall, instruct the jury to accept as a fact the matter so noticed.</p>","text":"If a matter judicially noticed is a matter which would otherwise have been for determination by the jury, the trial court may, and upon request shall, instruct the jury to accept as a fact the matter so noticed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/judicial-notice-457","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}