Mich. R. Evid. 202 (2026)

(a) When Discretionary. A court may take judicial notice on its own of the following: (1) the common law, constitutions, and public statutes in force in every state, territory, and jurisdiction of the United States; (2) private acts and resolutions of the United States Congress and the Michigan Legislature; (3) ordinances and regulations of Michigan governmental subdivisions or agencies; and (4) the laws of foreign countries. (b) When Conditionally Mandatory. A court must take judicial notice of each matter in subrule(a) if a party so requests and: (1) supplies the court with sufficient information to enable it to properly comply with the request; and (2) gives each adverse party such notice as the court may require to enable the adverse party to meet the request.