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South Carolina Code Annotated. Bill. . Act. SC Code of Laws. . SC Legislative Process. . . South CarolinaDog Bite StatuteH2178 BillSlip Law1986 Act No. 343. Session LawSC Acts
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1. Legislative & Executive Branches Enact and enforce the laws that are interpreted by the Judicial Branch.
3. SC Legislative Process
6. Searching the SC Code Citation
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Online
Browse through Titles & Chapters: www.scstatehouse.gov
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Table of Contents
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Online: Title/Chapter List
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Subject
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Online Keyword Searches
Index available on Westlaw
Popular Names Index
Print Index
Online via Westlaw
SC Agency Websites
http://www.sc.gov/Pages/OrgList.aspx
8. Citation Title>Chapter>Section
§ 47-3-110 (1976).
Rule 268, SC Appellate Court Rules: http://www.sccourts.org/courtReg/
12. State Agency Websites Often include links to major laws enforced
SC.GOV: www.sc.gov
Agency Listing
SC Dept. of Consumer Affairs: www.scconsumer.gov/legal/statutes.htm
SC Human Affairs Commission: http://www.state.sc.us/schac/laws.htm
Links for All States
USA.gov
State & Territorial Governments
15. Updating SC Statutes Print
Check the pocket part or separate supplement accompanying the main volume.
Go Online: www.scstatehouse.gov
Check current though the end of the _____ Regular Session at top of page
Westlaw & LexisNexis
16. Citators for Statutes Shepard’s in Print
Shepard’s online:LexisNexis
Westlaw’s KeyCite
Both Validate & Update Research
17. Tracking SC Legislation Statehouse Report: http://www.statehousereport.com/
SC Statehouse Blog: http://sc.statehouseblogs.com/
Weekly Legislative Update: http://www.scbar.org/member_resources/legislative_information/weekly_legislative_report/
18. All State Legislatures Online
Online
Cornell's LII: Law by source: State: http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/
Findlaw: US State Laws: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/#statelaw
The Public Library of Law: http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
LexisNexis & Westlaw (annotated)
19. City & County Ordinances Municipal Codes
23. Municipal Codes or Ordinances Municode
www.municode.com
American Legal Publishing Corporation
http://www.amlegal.com/library/
City and county websites
Columbia: http://www.columbiasc.net/ (Municode)
West Columbia
http://www.westcolumbiasc.gov/ (American Legal)
SC.GOV: Cities & Counties
http://www.sc.gov/government/Pages/CITIESANDCOUNTIES.aspx
24. SC Code of Regulations
25. South Carolina Regulatory Process
27. South Carolina State Register
Monthly in Print
Annual Indexes
Online by subscription
1999-2008 (free): http://www.scstatehouse.gov/archives/aregist.htm
28. Codified in S.C. Code of Regulations
Print: SC Code Annotated
Binders
Index to SC Code
Subject, agency, rules and regulations
Online: www.scstatehouse.gov
Unannotated
Browse with Table of Contents
Keyword search
31. State Administrative Decisions
SC Administrative Law Court Website: http://www.scalc.net/decisions.aspx
Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings: http://www.scomvh.net/
USA.gov
State & Territorial Governments
32. State Agency Websites
SC.GOV: www.sc.gov
Agency Listing
SC Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation website
USA.gov
State & Territorial Governments
33. All State Regulations Cornell's LII: Law by source: State
FindLaw: Cases and Codes
LLSDC's Legislative Source Book
Public Library of Law
LexisNexis Academic/Congressional or Westlaw Campus Research
Public Access: LexisNexis or Westlaw
37. Federal Laws Bills
Slip/Session laws
United States Statutes at Large
Public & private laws published in chronological order
Codified in the U.S. Code
Public Laws Only
38. Bills & Public Laws
Online
The Library of Congress: THOMAS: http://thomas.loc.gov/
GPO Access: Legislative Branch Resources: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
LexisNexis Academic/Congressional: College & University Websites
39. United States Code
50 Titles
Print (Official)
Online
U.S. House of Representatives: Office of the Law Revision Counsel: United States Code: http://uscode.house.gov/
GPO Access: United States Code (2006) and Supplements: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
Cornell's LII: U.S. Code Collection: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
FindLaw: U.S. Code: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/
42. Searching the U.S. Code Citation
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U.S. House/GPOAccess/Cornell’s U.S.Code Collection/ FindLaw
Browse through Titles & Chapters
Westlaw & LexisNexis
Popular Names Table
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Cornell: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/
Westlaw & LexisNexis
Subject
Indexes
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Westlaw & LexisNexis
Keyword Searches Online
Agency Websites
LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/index.html
43. Citation Title>Section
29 U.S.C.§ 2612 (2006).
Cornell’s Introduction to Basic Legal Citation: http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
44. Updating the United States Code U.S.C.
Hardcover annual cumulative supplements
Two or three years behind
Plus, un-annotated
U.S.C.A. & U.S.C.S
Pocket parts or separate softcover supplements
Softbound pamphlets at the end.
45. Westlaw & LexisNexis Very Current
No pocketparts or supplements
Will indicate current through a certain date and Public Law Number
46. Citators for U.S. Code Shepard’s
Print & LexisNexis
Westlaw
KeyCite
Legislation affecting
Cases interpreting
Secondary sources discussing
47. Tracking Federal Legislation GovTrack.us: Independently Tracking the United States Congress: http://www.govtrack.us/
Open Congress: http://www.opencongress.org
48. Federal Agency Regulations
51. Federal Regulations Federal Register
Print
Online
GPO Access: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
GPO-FDsys Access: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
Annual Indexes: U.S. Archives
Hein Online: Federal Register Collection Colleges & Universities
LexisNexis Academic/Congressional or Westlaw Campus Research
LexisNexis and Westlaw
52. Code of Federal Regulations
Print
Online
GPO Access: www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
GPO Access-FDsys: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
Hein Online: Code of Federal Regulations (Colleges & Universities)
LexisNexis Academic/Congressional or Westlaw Campus Research
LexisNexis and Westlaw
53. Federal Agency Websites LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/index.html
U.S. DOL: FMLA
USA.gov: http://www.usa.gov/
56. Tracking Regulations
Regulations.gov: www.regulations.gov (comment on proposed regulations)
Govpulse: http://govpulse.us/ (track regulations by agency, topic or location)
57. Open Access FDSys: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
LAW.GOV: http://resource.org/law.gov/