A court shall take judicial notice of:
- (1) The decisional, constitutional, and public statutory law of the United States and of this state.
- (2) The Florida Rules of Court, the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Florida Rules of Traffic Court, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.
- (3) The resolutions of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar and the rules of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Mandatory Judicial Notice: "Judicial notice" is a legal shortcut where a court accepts certain facts as true without requiring formal proof. This statute lists the categories of information that a Florida court **must** take judicial notice of, meaning the judge has no discretion to refuse.
A court is required to take judicial notice of:
• Laws: All state and federal constitutional, statutory, and case law.
• Court Rules: All official Florida rules of court procedure (Civil, Criminal, Appellate, etc.).
• Florida Bar Rules: Official rules and resolutions from the Supreme Court of Florida and The Florida Bar.
These are considered indisputable legal facts that do not need to be proven in court.
