In Some Instances, the Judge May Take Judicial Notice of Words

In some instances, the judge may take judicial notice of words, abbreviations, and symbols. In applying evidence rules and statutes, some general principles have been developed. Among these are:

A) without a statute, a judge may not take judicial notice of the meaning of words.
B) a judge may not take judicial notice of the meaning of common abbreviations such as abbreviations of the days of the week and the months, because evidence can easily be introduced to show such facts.
C) ordinarily a judge may take judicial notice of infrequently used slang words or expressions even if these are not in the dictionary.
D) judicial notice will not be taken of the meaning of abbreviations, symbols, or initials where such meaning is not generally known or where they have no meaning without explanation.