Rule 5.201 - Judicial notice of adjudicative factsa. Scope. This rule governs judicial notice of an adjudicative fact only, not a legislative fact.b.Kinds of facts that may be judicially noticed. The court may judicially notice a fact that is not subject to reasonable dispute because it: (1) Is generally known within the trial court's territorial jurisdiction; or (2) Can be accurately and readily determined from sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.c.Taking notice. The court:(1) May take judicial notice on its own; or (2) Must take judicial notice if a party requests it and the court is supplied with the necessary information.d.Timing. The court may take judicial notice at any stage of the proceeding.e.Opportunity to be heard. On timely request, a party is entitled to be heard on the propriety of taking judicial notice and the nature of the fact to be noticed. If the court takes judicial notice before notifying a party, the party, on request, is still entitled to be heard.f.Instructing the jury. In a civil case, the court must instruct the jury to accept the noticed fact as conclusive. In a criminal case, the court must instruct the jury that it may or may not accept the noticed fact as conclusive.Report 1983; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; amended September 28, 2016, effective 1/1/2017.