Cal. Evidence Code § 453 : California Evidence Code — Judicial Notice — Notice to adverse parties Date: 31 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The trial court shall take judicial notice of any matter specified in Section 452 if a party requests it and: (a) Gives each adverse party sufficient notice of the request, through the pleadings or otherwise, to enable such adverse party to prepare to meet the request; and (b) Furnishes the court with sufficient information to enable it to take judicial notice of the matter. Ca. Evid. Code § 453