Finding State Laws
Finding State Laws A variety of resources exist that will enable you to research and obtain copies of state laws. Libraries and the Internet will be the most likely resources. If you are looking for the law of your own state, the public library in your community may have a set of statutes. If a law library near you is open to the public (check at the courthouse that serves your community or at a local law school), you will definitely be able to access the statutes there. If you want to find a law of another state, or if you have no access to statutes at any public or law libraries near you, then your best option is to search the Internet. Use the Web sites that follow to research state laws online. Finding Tools Library of Congress Links to Web, gopher, telnet, and ftp sites that contain the full text of state statutes, state constitutions and other legislative resources American Law Sources On-line (ALSO) Links to state laws, court information, Attorney General opinions, and more FindLaw: State Links to State statutes, codes, Supreme Court opinions, and case law National Conference of State Legislatures Links to State Legislatures State and Local Government Resources on the Net By Piper Resources Need tips for searching? See Internet Search Tips following index of State Statutory Citations.