{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-311","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 311","heading":"","body":"If the law of an organization of nations, a foreign nation or a state other than this state, or a public entity in a foreign nation or a state other than this state, is applicable and such law cannot be determined, the court may, as the ends of justice require, either:\n(a) Apply the law of this state if the court can do so consistently with the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this state; or\n(b) Dismiss the action without prejudice or, in the case of a reviewing court, remand the case to the trial court with directions to dismiss the action without prejudice.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS [300. - 413.]","CHAPTER 2. Province of Court and Jury [310. - 312.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"38e2b3f769dea6a124b77b8892568f971831774292a5c73767090e7b94924fae","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-310","next":"us-ca/evid-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}