When a law from a certain outside place needs to be used in a court case, the judge handles it as a legal question — but the special rules about automatically accepting well-known laws do not apply to it.
490.120. What law to be for the court. — The law of a other than those referred to in section 490.080 shall be an issue for the court, but shall not be subject to the foregoing concerning .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1949 p. 318 § 6)
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