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Introducing State Statutes. Professor Rebecca S. Trammell rtrammel@law.stetson.edu. State Statutes. State Legislative Process Session Laws (Chronological) Code (Topic/Subject) unannotated (Just the Statutes) annotated (Court Decisions etc.). Finding State Statutes. Official/Unofficial
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Introducing State Statutes Professor Rebecca S. Trammell rtrammel@law.stetson.edu
State Statutes • State Legislative Process • Session Laws (Chronological) • Code (Topic/Subject) • unannotated (Just the Statutes) • annotated (Court Decisions etc.)
Finding State Statutes • Official/Unofficial • Print • annotated • unannotated • ALWD Appendix 1 * designates official code • Bluebook T1 – Lists official first or “one of the following” for more than 1 official code
Free Sources • Cornell Legal Information Institute • http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html • Handy Links • http://www.whpgs.org/f.htm • Legal Help • http://www.legallawhelp.com/state_law/ • National Conference of State Legislators • http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=17173
Fee Resources • LexisNexis - Create State Tabs • Westlaw – Create State Tabs • Fast Case (Florida Bar) • Versus Law • LoisLaw
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