Section 454 Of Division 4. Judicial Notice From California Evidence Code >> Division 4.
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. (a) In determining the propriety of taking judicial notice of
a matter, or the tenor thereof:
(1) Any source of pertinent information, including the advice of
persons learned in the subject matter, may be consulted or used,
whether or not furnished by a party.
(2) Exclusionary rules of evidence do not apply except for Section
352 and the rules of privilege.
(b) Where the subject of judicial notice is the law of an
organization of nations, a foreign nation, or a public entity in a
foreign nation and the court resorts to the advice of persons learned
in the subject matter, such advice, if not received in open court,
shall be in writing.