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HOW TO FIND A LAW |
1. United States Code Annotated (USCA, USC) -- Popular Name Table. Law Collection KF 62.5 .W45
The "Popular Name Table" is near the index volumes. Parenthetical citations indicate United States Code Annotated sections. Example: (12 # 1757) indicates Title 12, section 1757. Contains current law arranged by subject category with amendments incorporated. Also contains historical and case notes.
2. U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (Law Collection KF 48 .W45) or U.S. Statutes at Large (Law Collection KF 50 .U5)
Laws arranged by year and public law number with an index in back of last volume for each year. Text of original law without amendments. U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News also contains legislative history information.
3. LexisNexis Congressional. Library web page, Research by Subject, Government.
A. Laws menu choice, then Public Laws for 1988- .
Original law without amendments. From text of law can link to Legislative History (near the beginning). Throughout the text there are also links to U.S. Code sections for amended version with history and case notes.
B. Statutes at Large menu choice for before 1988.
Original law without amendments.
Laws may be cited or identified by public law number (P.L. 106-279), U.S. Code title and section(s) (42 USC 2006d or 42 USCA 2006d), or U.S. Statutes at Large volume and page (88 STAT. 1866).
1. United States Code Annotated (USCA, USC). Law Collection KF 62.5 .W45
2. Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated (RC, ORC). Law Collection KFO 30 1994 .A22
Both codes contain current law with amendments incorporated. Use the General Index volumes. Look up your subject in the index. Experiment with different terms. Index entries refer you to the title and section number in the main volumes of the set. Examples of code citations: 42 USCA 2006d = Title 42 of U.S. Code Annotated, section 2006d or RC 5301.12 = Title 53 of Ohio Revised Code, chapter 1, section 12. Check pocket or pamphlet supplements to each volume for the latest changes.
3. LexisNexis Congressional. Library web page, Research by Subject, Government.
Laws menu choice, then United States Code
4. LexisNexis Legal Research. Library web page, Research by Subject, Government.
Federal and all state codes. For an individual state code, click on “Sources” tab. Select country = United States. Select desired state in the All Regions box. Select “Legislation, Statutes & Codes” category, then the “Statutes” category. Select desired source, then click on “OK-Continue” to search. Some sources also have a browse link.
