Chapter 599 — Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act

599.01 Laws of Foreign Countries Foreign country laws can be proved as facts using witness testimony. But if the law is part of a written statute, the … 599.02 Statutes of Other States Printed copies of statutes from other states or foreign countries that appear to be published by their governments can … 599.03 Common Law of Other States The unwritten common law of other states can be proved through witness testimony, and published court case reports from … 599.04 Courts to Take Judicial Notice Every Minnesota court must automatically recognize the common law and statutes of every other state and U.S. territory … 599.05 Courts May Obtain Information; How Courts can look up the laws of other states on their own and may ask lawyers to help them find the information they … 599.06 Determination to Be Made by Court Questions about what the law is in another state must be decided by the judge, not the jury. The judge decision on this … 599.07 Evidence Either side in a lawsuit can present evidence about the laws of another state, but must give reasonable notice to the … 599.08 Issue for Court Laws from foreign countries (outside the U.S.) are treated as a question for the court to decide, but the special rules … 599.09 Interpretation of Sections 599.04 to 599.10 Sections 599.04 to 599.10 should be interpreted to make the law consistent across all states that adopt these same … 599.10 Citation, Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act Sections 599.04 through 599.10 are known as the Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act. This is the official name … 599.11 Records of Foreign Courts Court records from other states, the federal government, or foreign countries can be used as evidence in Minnesota if … 599.12 Printed Copies of Statutes Printed copies of Minnesota statutes, acts, resolutions, and legislative journals that are published by state authority … 599.13 Municipal and County Ordinances Certified copies of city, town, or county ordinances are accepted as evidence in court. Copies published in newspapers … 599.14 Records of Surveys, Evidence When Survey records made by any city or county, including field notes, maps, plats, and plans, are accepted in court as … 599.15 Copies of Decisions, Certified by Librarian Copies of court decisions and other documents from the state library that are certified by the state librarian can be … 599.16 Land Office Receipts, Evidence of Title A receipt or certificate from a U.S. land office showing that someone entered or purchased land is treated as initial … 599.17 Land Office Certificate, Evidence of Title A certificate from a U.S. land office showing when, how, and by whom land was claimed under homestead, preemption, or … 599.18 Certificate of Department Officer A certificate from a U.S. government department officer about facts on record in that department, authenticated with an … 599.19 Patents and Duplicates U.S. land patents or certified copies from the General Land Office can be filed with the county recorder where the land … 599.20 Plats of Surveys From Land Office; Certificate of County Surveyor Certified copies of federal land survey plats and certificates about land surveys from the U.S. land office are accepted … 599.21 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed in 1983. 599.22 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed in 1983. 599.23 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was removed in 1983. 599.24 Exemplification of Judgment in Another State A certified copy of a judgment from a justice of the peace in another state can be used as evidence in Minnesota courts. … 599.25 Minutes of Conviction and Judgment A certified copy of the minutes of a criminal conviction and judgment, along with the indictment, can be used as …