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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 8-1001. Courts of original jurisdiction. Every court of original jurisdiction, in addition to the matters of which courts of original jurisdiction have heretofore been required to take judicial notice, shall take judicial notice of the following:
All general ordinances of every municipal corporation within the State.
All ordinances of every county within the State.
All laws of a public nature enacted by any state or territory of the United States.
All rules of practice in force in the court from which a case has been transferred by change of place of trial or otherwise.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 735. Civil Procedure § 5/8-1001. Courts of original jurisdiction - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-735-civil-procedure/il-st-sect-735-5-8-1001/
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