Courts take judicial notice of the following facts:
1.  The true signification of all English words and phrases, and of legal expressions.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 9-101

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper, alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto; or, alternatively, the seal may be the mark of a rubber stamp providing substantially the same information as the impression. See Idaho Code 73-111
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
2.  Whatever is established by law.
3.  Public and private official acts of the legislative, executive and judicial departments of this state and of the United States.
4.  The seals of all the courts of this state and of the United States.
5.  The accession to office and the official signatures and seals of office of the principal officers of government in the legislative, executive and judicial departments of this state and of the United States.
6.  The existence, title, national flag, and seal of every state or sovereign recognized by the executive power of the United States.
7.  The seals of courts of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, and of notaries public.
8.  The laws of nature, the measure of time, and the geographical divisions and political history of the world. In all these cases the court may resort for its aid to appropriate books or documents of reference.