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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 504; in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55720,"identifier":"8.01-386","token":"8.01\/14\/1\/8.01-386","url":"\/8.01-386\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-386\/","token":"8.01\/14\/1\/8.01-386","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judicial notice of laws (Supreme Court Rule 2:202 derived in part from this section)","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-386","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever, in any civil action<\/span> it becomes necessary to ascertain what the law<\/span>, statutory or otherwise, of this Commonwealth, of another state, of the United States, of another country, or of any political subdivision or agency of the same is, or was, at any time, the court<\/span> shall take judicial notice thereof whether specially pleaded or not. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The court<\/span>, in taking such notice, may consult any book, record, register, journal, or other official document or publication purporting to contain, state, or explain such law<\/span>, and may consider any evidence<\/span> or other information or argument that is offered on the subject. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDICIAL NOTICE OF LAWS (SUPREME COURT RULE 2:202 DERIVED IN PART FROM THIS\nSECTION) (\u00a7 8.01-386)\n\nA. Whenever, in any civil action it becomes necessary to ascertain what the law,\nstatutory or otherwise, of this Commonwealth, of another state, of the United\nStates, of another country, or of any political subdivision or agency of the\nsame is, or was, at any time, the court shall take judicial notice thereof\nwhether specially pleaded or not.\n\nB. The court, in taking such notice, may consult any book, record, register,\njournal, or other official document or publication purporting to contain, state,\nor explain such law, and may consider any evidence or other information or\nargument that is offered on the subject.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-264, 8-270, 8-273; 1960, c. 504; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}