§ 25-12,104.Evidence as to laws of other jurisdictions.
Article 12: Evidence and Witnesses · Last amended 1947 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets a party present admissible evidence of another jurisdiction’s law to the trial court, but requires reasonable notice to the adverse parties, given in the pleadings or otherwise, before offering that evidence or asking the court to take judicial notice of it.
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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.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 93, § 4, p. 273.
Plain-English Summary
Judicial notice under section 25-12,101 does not shut the door on evidence. Section 25-12,104 lets any party present the trial court with admissible evidence of another jurisdiction’s law, on top of whatever the court gathers on its own or through counsel under section 25-12,102.
That right comes with a notice requirement. Before a party can offer evidence of another jurisdiction’s law, or ask the court to take judicial notice of it, the party must give the adverse parties reasonable notice, either in the pleadings or by some other means. The point is to keep the other side from being surprised at trial by an unfamiliar body of law with no chance to prepare a response.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a party still introduce evidence of another jurisdiction’s law after judicial notice applies?
Yes, this section allows any party to present admissible evidence of such laws.
What has to happen before a party offers that evidence or asks for judicial notice?
The party must give the adverse parties reasonable notice.
How can that notice be given?
Either in the pleadings or otherwise.
Why require notice at all if the court already must take judicial notice?
To give the other side fair warning and a chance to respond to an unfamiliar body of law.
Which section requires courts to take judicial notice of sister-state law in the first place?
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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