Pen. Code, § 963 · Chapter 2. Rules of Pleading

Pen. Code, § 963

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In pleading a private statute, or an ordinance of a county or a municipal corporation, or a right derived therefrom, it is sufficient to refer to the statute or ordinance by its title and the day of its passage, and the court must thereupon take judicial notice thereof in the same manner that it takes judicial notice of matters listed in Section 452 of the Evidence Code.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=963.
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Evidence Code

Evid. Code, § 452Printed as Section 452 of the Evidence Code

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