Section 599.20 — Plats Of Surveys From Land Office; Certificate Of County Surveyor.
599.20 PLATS OF SURVEYS FROM LAND OFFICE; CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY SURVEYOR. Any plat of a survey of public lands, certified by the register of the United States land office of the district in which such land is situated to be a true copy of the certified copy of the original on file in the register’s […]
Section 599.05 — Courts May Obtain Information; How.
599.05 COURTS MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION; HOW. The court may inform itself of such laws in such manner as it may deem proper, and the court may call upon counsel to aid it in obtaining such information. History: (9852-2) 1939 c 77 s 2
Section 599.24 — Exemplification Of Judgment In Another State.
599.24 EXEMPLIFICATION OF JUDGMENT IN ANOTHER STATE. An exemplification of a judgment rendered by any justice of the peace in any state, certified by such justice or the justice’s successor in office to be a full and correct copy from the justice’s docket of all the proceedings in that case, with a certificate of magistracy […]
Section 599.06 — Determination To Be Made By Court.
599.06 DETERMINATION TO BE MADE BY COURT. The determination of such laws shall be made by the court and not by the jury, and shall be reviewable. History: (9852-3) 1939 c 77 s 3
Section 599.25 — Minutes Of Conviction And Judgment.
599.25 MINUTES OF CONVICTION AND JUDGMENT. A copy of the minutes of any conviction and judgment, with a copy of the indictment on which the conviction was had, duly certified by the clerk in whose custody they are, shall be evidence of such conviction and judgment, without the production of the judgment roll. History: (9880) […]
Section 599.07 — Evidence.
599.07 EVIDENCE. Any party may also present to the trial court any admissible evidence of such laws, but, to enable a party to offer evidence of the law in another jurisdiction or to ask that judicial notice be taken thereof, reasonable notice shall be given to the adverse parties either in the pleadings or otherwise. […]
Section 599.08 — Issue For Court.
599.08 ISSUE FOR COURT. The law of a jurisdiction other than those referred to in section 599.04 shall be an issue for the court, but shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 599.04 to 599.07 concerning judicial notice. History: (9852-5) 1939 c 77 s 5
Section 599.09 — Interpretation Of Sections 599.04 To 599.10.
599.09 INTERPRETATION OF SECTIONS 599.04 TO 599.10. Sections 599.04 to 599.10 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of these states which enact them. History: (9852-6) 1939 c 77 s 6
Section 599.10 — Citation, Uniform Judicial Notice Of Foreign Law Act.
599.10 CITATION, UNIFORM JUDICIAL NOTICE OF FOREIGN LAW ACT. Sections 599.04 to 599.10 may be cited as the Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act. History: (9852-7) 1939 c 77 s 7
Section 599.11 — Records Of Foreign Courts.
599.11 RECORDS OF FOREIGN COURTS. The records and judicial proceedings of a court of any other state, or of the United States, or of any foreign country shall be admissible in evidence in all cases when authenticated by the attestation of the court administrator or other officer having charge of the records of such court, […]