A court shall take judicial notice of any matter in s. 90.202 when a party requests it and:
(1) Gives each adverse party timely written notice of the request, proof of which is filed with the court.
(2) Furnishes the court with sufficient information to enable it to take judicial notice of the matter.
This statute turns the discretionary act of taking judicial notice under 90.202 into a mandatory one. If a party properly requests it, gives notice to the other side, and provides the court with the necessary reliable information (like a certified document or an authoritative source), the judge must take judicial notice of the fact.
