Judicial notice of adjudicative facts is permitted when the facts are:

• A. Generally known within the community or capable of accurate determination by reliable sources
• B. Only facts found in the underlying contract
• C. Subject to expert testimony only
• D. Only facts that the opposing party stipulates

Answer: (A)

Judicial notice allows a court to accept certain facts as true without formal evidence because they are either generally known within the court’s jurisdiction or capable of accurate determination from reliable sources. This means a fact need not be proven if it’s so widely known or easily verifiable that presenting evidence would be unnecessary or wasteful. The correct concept fits this idea: facts that are generally known locally or can be verified by sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.

A contract’s terms aren’t the only type of adjudicative facts that can be noticed, so limiting judicial notice to facts in the contract is incorrect. Judicial notice doesn’t require expert testimony; it’s about the inherent reliability and general acceptance of certain facts, not about presenting specialized testimony. And stipulation by the opposing party isn’t a prerequisite for judicial notice, though a stipulation can affect how fact-finding proceeds.