§ Rule 44-I. Proof of Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations

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Rule 44-I. Proof of Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations

Printed books or pamphlets purporting on their face to be the statutes, ordinances, or regulations, of the United States, or of any state or territory thereof, or of any foreign jurisdiction, which are either published by the authority of any such state, territory, or foreign jurisdiction or are commonly recognized in its courts, shall be presumptively considered by the court to constitute such statute, ordinance, or regulation. The court's determination on such a matter shall be treated as a ruling on a question of law.