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Arizona Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Arizona. Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Print:
  • Arizona Legal Research (Tamara S. Herrera) KFA2475 .H47 2008
  • Arizona Legal Research Guide (Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg) KFA 2475 .S55 1992
• Internet:
  • Guide to Arizona Primary Legal Materials (Arizona State University Law Library)
  • Arizona Tribal Law Sources (Arizona State University Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: AZCNST
• Internet: Arizona State Constitution

Statutes/Code

• Print: Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (official) KFA2430 1956 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AZ-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: AZCODE
• Internet: Arizona Revised Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • LLMC Digital (1889 - 1986) (Search by state in database)
  • HeinOnline (1864 - )
  • Internet (current, Arizona State Legislature)
• Bills of Arizona (1997 - ) (Choose "change session" to pick year)
• From Idea...To Bill...To Law: The Legislative Process in Arizona ( by State Senator Randall Gnant)
• Arizona Legislative History: A Step-By-Step Research Guide (University of Arizona Law Library)
• Arizona Legislative History: Research Guide (Arizona State University Law Library)

Legislature

• Arizona State Legislature
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Arizona Administrative Code KFA2435 1974 .A23 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AZ-ADC
  • Lexis: AZADM
• Internet:
  • Arizona Administrative Code (Browse by table of contents, no search capability)
  • Arizona Administrative Register (1995 - ; browse by issue, no search capability)

Agencies

• Governor's Home Page
• Agency Directory
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1915 - 1976) (Search by state in database)
  • Lexis: AZAG (1970 - )
  • Arizona Attorney General's Office (1999 to current; browse by number or date, no search capability)
  • Arizona State Library & Archives (1892 - ) (digization in process)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific reporter (1st series, 1884-1931) KF135 .P2
  • Pacific reporter. Second series (1931 - 1988) KF135 .P212
  • West's Pacific reporter. Second series (1988 - 2000) KF135 .P212
  • West's Pacific reporter. Third series (2000 - ) KF135 .P213
  • Report of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of the State of Arizona KFA 2445 .A2 (1885 - )
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AZ-CS (state cases) & AZ-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: AZCTS (state cases) & AZMEGA (state and federal cases)
• Internet:
  • Supreme Court Opinions (1998 - )
  • Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (recent cases)
  • Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two (recent cases)
  • FindLaw: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1997 - )

Courts

• Arizona Judicial Branch (Including links to directory of supreme court, state courts, court rules, etc.)
• Court of Appeals, Division 1
• Court of Appeals, Division 2
• Arizona Tribal Courts (Arizona State University Law Library)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Arizona Cities and Counties (Arizona government)
• Arizona Counties, Cities and Towns (City Information and Referral)
• Municipal codes (select): Municode: Arizona

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Arizona State Law Journal (Spring issue focuses on Arizona law)
  • Print: K1 .R53 (1975 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions
• Arizona Law Review
  • Print: K1 .R5 (1959 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Archived issues (2003 - )
• Arizona Attorney
  • Microformat: K1 .R472 Micro (1988 - )
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Archived issues (use "archived issues" for 1996 - 2000; use "issues" for 2001 - )
• Arizona Bar Journal (Publication ceased)
  • Print: K1 .R47 (1982 - 1988)

ETHICS

• State Bar of Arizona
• Ethics Opinions (1985 - Current)
• Ethics Rules
• Westlaw:
  • AZETH-EO (opinions issued by the Arizona Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee containing proper judicial conduct, 1976 - )
  • AZETH-CS (cases relating to the regulation of the practice of law and of bar associations and their members from Arizona state courts, 1866 - )
• Lexis:
  • AZETOP (National reporter on legal ethics and professional responsibility, 1992 - 2007)
  • ETHICS ( contains case law materials from the Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals relate to legal ethics, coverage may vary by court)

GENERAL

• Print: Arizona Practice KFA2480 .A74
• Electronic: Westlaw: Arizona Analytical Practice Library (AZPRACLIB)
• Internet:
  • A Guide to Arizona Practice Materials at the Cracchiolo Law Library (University of Arizona)
  • Arizona State Library, Law and Research Library Division
  • University of Arizona Law Library
  • Arizona State University Law Library
  • Superior Court Law Library, Maricopa County
  • Superior Court Law Library, Pima County
  • Arizona Tax Forms
  • Findlaw: Arizona
  • Internet Law Library: Arizona
  • Law Library of Congress: Arizona
  • Legal Information Institute: Arizona

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Updated 08/09 (RR)
Updated 08/10 (ET)
Updated 6/11 (JZ)

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