# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 10. Evidence

### Subtitle 5. Proof of Foreign Laws

#### Section 10-501

Every court of this State shall take judicial notice of the common law and statutes of every state, territory, and other jurisdiction of the United States, and of every other jurisdiction having a system of law based on the common law of England.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)