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Fla. Stat. § 90.202 (2025)
Matters which may be judicially noticed.
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90.202 Matters which may be judicially noticed.—A court may take judicial notice of the following matters, to the extent that they are not embraced within s. 90.201:
(1) Special, local, and private acts and resolutions of the Congress of the United States and of the Florida Legislature.
(2) Decisional, constitutional, and public statutory law of every other state, territory, and jurisdiction of the United States.
(3) Contents of the Federal Register.
(4) Laws of foreign nations and of an organization of nations.
(5) Official actions of the legislative, executive, and judicial departments of the United States and of any state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States.
(6) Records of any court of this state or of any court of record of the United States or of any state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States.
(7) Rules of court of any court of this state or of any court of record of the United States or of any other state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States.
(8) Provisions of all municipal and county charters and charter amendments of this state, provided they are available in printed copies or as certified copies.
(9) Rules promulgated by governmental agencies of this state which are published in the Florida Administrative Code or in bound written copies.
(10) Duly enacted ordinances and resolutions of municipalities and counties located in Florida, provided such ordinances and resolutions are available in printed copies or as certified copies.
(11) Facts that are not subject to dispute because they are generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
(12) Facts that are not subject to dispute because they are capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot be questioned.
(13) Official seals of governmental agencies and departments of the United States and of any state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States.
History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 3, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 136
cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Maradie v. Maradie, 680 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).
Maradie v. Maradie, 680 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). “Thus, section 90.202, Florida Statutes (1995), permits a court to take judicial notice of only a limited number of matters.”
Schwab v. State, 969 So. 2d 318 (Fla. 2007). “Section 90.202, Florida Statutes (2006), provides in relevant part: A court may take judicial notice of the following matters, to the extent that they are not embraced within s.”
State v. Green, 890 So. 2d 1283 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “Only section 90.202(11), Florida Statutes (2001-03), dealing with "generally known" facts, and section 90.”
Dufour v. State, 69 So. 3d 235 (Fla. 2011). “" § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (2007). However, the fact that a record may be judicially noticed does not render all that is in the record admissible.”
Burgess v. State, 831 So. 2d 137 (Fla. 2002). “Although a trial court may take judicial notice of court records, see § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (1997), it does not follow that this provision permits the wholesale admission of hearsay statements contained within those court records.”
State v. Arroyo, 422 So. 2d 50 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “" This fact is neither one "generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the courts," see § 90.202(11), Fla. Stat. (1979), nor one "capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot be questioned," see § 90.”
Gregory Sandefur v. RVS Capital, LLC, Rio Vista Saloon, LLC, & David Zwick, 183 So. 3d 1258 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). “§ 90.202, Fla. Stat. (2013); Bull v. Jacksonville Fed.”
Cohen v. Shushan, 212 So. 3d 1113 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017). “Even though "[u]nder section 90.202(4), Florida Statutes (1991), a court may take judicial notice of foreign law," id.”
Wanstall v. Wanstall, 427 So. 2d 353 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). “[3] Although we do not encourage attorneys to present inadequate proof on this point, judicial notice of such increase may be proper under section 90.202, Florida Statutes (1981): 90.”
Home Outlet, LLC v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, 194 So. 3d 1075 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016). “The affidavit could have been judicially noticed — see § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (2015) (providing for the judicial .”
Elmore v. Florida Power & Light Co., 895 So. 2d 475 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). “202(6), Florida Statutes (1999), gives a court discretion to take judicial notice of "[r]ecords of any court of this state or of any court of record of the United States. . .”
Stoll v. State, 762 So. 2d 870 (Fla. 2000). “Although a trial court may take judicial notice of court records, see § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (1997), it does not follow that this provision permits the wholesale admission of all hearsay statements contained within those court records.”
— 90.202(10) — 5 cases
City of Miami v. FOP Miami Lodge 20, 571 So. 2d 1309 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991).
Lester v. State, 754 So. 2d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).
Ridgeway v. State, 892 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005).
Doctors Mem'l Hosp., Inc. v. Evans, 543 So. 2d 809 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
— 90.202(11) — 16 cases
State v. Green, 890 So. 2d 1283 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “Only section 90.202(11), Florida Statutes (2001-03), dealing with "generally known" facts, and section 90.”
Maradie v. Maradie, 680 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). “Thus, section 90.202, Florida Statutes (1995), permits a court to take judicial notice of only a limited number of matters.”
State v. Arroyo, 422 So. 2d 50 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “" This fact is neither one "generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the courts," see § 90.202(11), Fla. Stat. (1979), nor one "capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot be questioned," see § 90.”
Craig v. Craig, 982 So. 2d 724 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008).
Hlad v. State, 565 So. 2d 762 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990).
— 90.202(11)(12) — 2 cases
Florida High Sch. Activities Ass'n, Inc. v. Thomas, 409 So. 2d 245 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).
Diversicare Corp. v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 15 Fla. Supp. 2d 110 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hr'g 1985).
— 90.202(12) — 18 cases
State v. Green, 890 So. 2d 1283 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “Only section 90.202(11), Florida Statutes (2001-03), dealing with "generally known" facts, and section 90.”
Maradie v. Maradie, 680 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). “Thus, section 90.202, Florida Statutes (1995), permits a court to take judicial notice of only a limited number of matters.”
S.M. v. State, 159 So. 3d 966 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015).
State v. Arroyo, 422 So. 2d 50 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “" This fact is neither one "generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the courts," see § 90.202(11), Fla. Stat. (1979), nor one "capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot be questioned," see § 90.”
Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Darragh, 95 So. 3d 897 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012).
— 90.202(2) — 6 cases
Florida Bar v. Gwynn, 94 So. 3d 425 (Fla. 2012).
Bennett v. Morales, 845 So. 2d 1002 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003).
Hawthorne v. State, 470 So. 2d 770 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
Florida Bar v. Shankman, 41 So. 3d 166 (Fla. 2010).
Mills v. Barker, 664 So. 2d 1054 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).
— 90.202(3) — 1 case
State v. Thompson, 20 Fla. Supp. 2d 87 (Fla. Lee Cty. Ct. 1986).
— 90.202(4) — 3 cases
Cohen v. Shushan, 212 So. 3d 1113 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017). “Even though "[u]nder section 90.202(4), Florida Statutes (1991), a court may take judicial notice of foreign law," id.”
Transportes Aereos Nacionales v. De Brenes, 625 So. 2d 4 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).
Sanders v. Inversiones Varias, S.A., 436 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).
— 90.202(5) — 7 cases
Chakra 5 v. City of Miami Beach, 254 So. 3d 1056 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).
Wencel v. State, 915 So. 2d 1270 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).
Miami Herald Media Co. v. Fla. Dep't of Transp., 345 F. Supp. 3d 1349 (N.D. Fla. 2018).
Dykes v. Quincy Tel. Co., 539 So. 2d 503 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
Health Quest Realty XII v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 477 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
— 90.202(5)(11) — 1 case
State Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Lee Cnty., 409 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981).
— 90.202(6) — 60 cases
Dufour v. State, 69 So. 3d 235 (Fla. 2011). “" § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (2007). However, the fact that a record may be judicially noticed does not render all that is in the record admissible.”
Schwab v. State, 969 So. 2d 318 (Fla. 2007). “Section 90.202, Florida Statutes (2006), provides in relevant part: A court may take judicial notice of the following matters, to the extent that they are not embraced within s.”
Burgess v. State, 831 So. 2d 137 (Fla. 2002). “Although a trial court may take judicial notice of court records, see § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (1997), it does not follow that this provision permits the wholesale admission of hearsay statements contained within those court records.”
Home Outlet, LLC v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, 194 So. 3d 1075 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016). “The affidavit could have been judicially noticed — see § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (2015) (providing for the judicial .”
Stoll v. State, 762 So. 2d 870 (Fla. 2000). “Although a trial court may take judicial notice of court records, see § 90.202(6), Fla. Stat. (1997), it does not follow that this provision permits the wholesale admission of all hearsay statements contained within those court records.”
— 90.202(6)(2010) — 1 case
TRG-Brickell Point NE, Ltd. v. Wajsblat, 34 So. 3d 53 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010).
— 90.202(9) — 4 cases
Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP v. Moore, 702 So. 2d 1295 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997).
Jones v. State, 392 So. 2d 18 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).
Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Spencer, 430 So. 2d 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).
Rogers v. State, 413 So. 2d 1270 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).
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