Judicial Notice in Proceedings Subsequent to Trial

(a) Subsequent Proceedings. The failure or refusal of the trial court to take judicial notice of a matter or to instruct the trier of the fact with respect to it shall not preclude the trial court from taking judicial notice of the matter in subsequent proceedings in the action. (b) On Appeal. The reviewing court may take judicial notice of any matter specified in Rule 201, whether or not judicially noticed by the trial court. (c) Opportunity to be Heard. A trial or reviewing court taking judicial notice under paragraph (a) or (b) of this rule of a matter not previously noticed in the action may afford the parties the opportunity to present information relevant to the propriety of taking such judicial notice and the nature of the fact to be noticed. NOTE : Adopted September 15, 1992 to be effective July 1, 1993; paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) captions and text amended September 16, 2019 to be effective July 1, 2020. MISSION STATEMENT We are an independent branch of government constitutionally entrusted with the fair and just resolution of disputes in order to preserve the rule of law and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and this State. ESSENTIAL LINKS