Florida Statute 90.201 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VII
EVIDENCE

Chapter 90
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F.S. 90.201

90.201 Matters which must be judicially noticed.—A court shall take judicial notice of:

(1) Decisional, constitutional, and public statutory law and resolutions of the Florida Legislature and the Congress of the United States.

(2) Florida rules of court that have statewide application, its own rules, and the rules of United States courts adopted by the United States Supreme Court.

(3) Rules of court of the United States Supreme Court and of the United States Courts of Appeal.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 21, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379.

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Ellsworth v. Ins. Co. of North America

508 So. 2d 395, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1115, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8025

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1987 | Docket: 1648890

Cited 30 times | Published

must be judicially noticed are set forth in section 90.201 of the Evidence Code, and matters which may

The Florida Bar v. Tobkin

944 So. 2d 219, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 730, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 2543, 2006 WL 3025690

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 2006 | Docket: 1170717

Cited 14 times | Published

opinion nevertheless would have been proper. Section 90.201, Florida Statutes (2005), entitled "Matters

Cox v. State

764 So. 2d 711, 2000 WL 775584

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 19, 2000 | Docket: 3308

Cited 11 times | Published

to the extent that they are not embraced within § 90.201: . . . . (11) Facts that are not subject to dispute

Smith v. Greg's Crane Service, Inc.

576 So. 2d 814, 1991 WL 32091

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 1991 | Docket: 1242433

Cited 7 times | Published

insufficient to form a contract of hire. See, generally, § 90.201, Fla. Stat. (1989), et seq., Erhardt's Fla. Evidence

Shell Oil Co. v. Dept. of Revenue

461 So. 2d 959, 84 Oil & Gas Rep. 445, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2315, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12584

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 3, 1984 | Docket: 464479

Cited 5 times | Published

Florida statutes in resolving this litigation. § 90.201, Florida Statutes; Barnett Bank of Jacksonville

State v. Mobley

98 So. 3d 124, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11765, 2012 WL 2936322

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 2012 | Docket: 60312145

Cited 3 times | Published

governed by the evidence code. Specifically, section 90.201, Florida Statutes (2011), sets forth matters

Florida Bar v. Gwynn

94 So. 3d 425, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 121, 2012 WL 489234, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 338

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 16, 2012 | Docket: 60310889

Cited 3 times | Published

as a matter — decisional law — which, under section 90.201, Florida Statutes (2005), must be judicially

Dept. of Revenue v. FLORIDA HOME BUILDERS ASSN

564 So. 2d 173, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4524, 1990 WL 85441

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 21, 1990 | Docket: 2535023

Cited 3 times | Published

must be judicially noticed by state courts, Section 90.201(1), Florida Statutes, and judicial notice will

Doctors Memorial Hosp., Inc. v. Evans

543 So. 2d 809, 1989 WL 46178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 1989 | Docket: 1437392

Cited 3 times | Published

exhibit 4 pertaining to mandatory notice under section 90.201, Florida Statutes, were chapters 31319 and

Turco v. Leon

559 So. 2d 1199, 1990 WL 20703

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 1990 | Docket: 1751403

Cited 2 times | Published

Landis v. Prevatt, 110 Fla. 29, 148 So. 578 (1933); § 90.201(1), Fla. Stat. (1985). Despite objection, the

Rubrecht v. Cone Distributing, Inc.

95 So. 3d 950, 2012 WL 3235164, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13354

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2012 | Docket: 60311350

Cited 1 times | Published

say whether they were being admitted under section 90.201 or section 90.202, Florida Statutes, although

Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Darragh

95 So. 3d 897, 2012 WL 2051075, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9201

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 2012 | Docket: 60311333

Cited 1 times | Published

take judicial notice of a federal statute. See § 90.201(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). The problem here is that

Shell Oil Co. v. Department of Revenue

496 So. 2d 789, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 185, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 2062

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 1986 | Docket: 1522774

Cited 1 times | Published

National Bank, 457 So.2d 535 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); § 90.201, Fla. Stat. (1983). Accordingly, we answer the

Shaffer v. Deutsche Bank National Trust

235 So. 3d 943

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 2017 | Docket: 4820238

Published

not subject to judicial notice under either section 90.201 or section 90.202, Florida Statutes (2014)

J.N.S. v. A.M.A.

194 So. 3d 559, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 9675, 2016 WL 3452536

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 2016 | Docket: 60255827

Published

take judicial notice of public statutory law. § 90.201(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). . Mother's remaining

J.N.S. v. A.M.A.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 2016 | Docket: 3091561

Published

take judicial notice of public statutory law. § 90.201(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). 7 Mother’s remaining

Dolan v. State

187 So. 3d 262, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 2183, 2016 WL 618901

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 2016 | Docket: 3036703

Published

which a court must take judicial notice under section 90.201, and it does not appear to fall within the

J.R. v. State

99 So. 3d 427, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 529, 2012 WL 3732857, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 1662

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 30, 2012 | Docket: 60312998

Published

therefore properly took judicial notice pursuant to section 90.201(1), Florida Statutes (2011),3 which provides

Turner v. City of Clearwater

789 So. 2d 273, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 233, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 732, 2001 WL 359524

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2001 | Docket: 64806654

Published

basis for a finding in the decision below. Section 90.201, however, provides that a court shall take

Ross v. State

411 So. 2d 247, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19355

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 1982 | Docket: 64588616

Published

take judicial notice of this Federal statute. § 90.201(1), Fla.Stat. (1979). If a defendant were to meet