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Arkansas Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Arkansas. If you have any questions about finding or using any of the materials described in this guide, or if you need additional research assistance, a reference librarian will be able to assist you with identifying and locating the materials you need for your research project. Please come to the reference desk, call us at 202-662-9140, or send e-mail to libref@law.georgetown.edu.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Arkansas Legal Research (2007) KFA 3675 .B37 2007
  
  
• Kathryn C. Fitzhugh, "Arkansas Practice Materials II: A Selective Annotated Bibliography," 21 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 363 (1999).

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print: Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (1987 - ), KFA3630 1987 .A2
  
  
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AR-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Arkansas > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > AR - Arkansas Code Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Free Web:
    • Arkansas Code (from the General Assembly)
    • Arkansas Constitution (from the Secretary of State)

Legislative History

• Arkansas Session Laws:
  • HeinOnline (1995 - )
  • Microform (1818 - 2006)
    
    
• Arkansas Legislative History Research Guide (Southwestern Association of Law Libraries)

Legislature

• Arkansas General Assembly Home Page
  • Research Resources
    
    
• Tracking Current Bills & Resolutions
  
  
• House of Representatives Home Page
  
  
• Senate Home Page

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Code of Arkansas Rules (2000 - 2008, now CANCELLED), KFA3635 2000 .A42
  
  
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
  • AR-ADC08 (Administrative Code through 2008)
  • AR-REG-NET (tracking of proposed and recently enacted regulations, updated daily)
  • Lexis:
  • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Arkansas > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > By Statutes & Regulations > AR - Code of Arkansas Rules & Regs. and Arkansas Government Register (current, updated monthly)
    
  • Free Web (from the Secretary of State):
    • Administrative Rules (current)
    • Arkansas Register (current)

Agencies

• Governor's Office Home Page
• Agencies: Departments, Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils (alphabetical list with links)
• Attorney General Home Page
  • Attorney General Opinions
    • Free Web (1991 - present, INCOMPLETE COVERAGE)
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Arkansas > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > AR Attorney General Opinions (1970 - )
    • Westlaw: AR-AG (1977 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • South Western Reporter (1st, 2nd & 3rd series), KF135 .S7 through KF135 .S713 3d
  • Arkansas Reports (Supreme Court: 1837 - Present, Court of Appeals: 1979 - Present), KFA3645 .A2.
    
    
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • AR-CS (state cases) (Supreme Court: 1837 - Present, Court of Appeals: 1979 - Present)
    • AR-CS-ALL (state and federal cases) (coverage varies by court)
  • Lexis:
  • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Arkansas > Find Cases > AR State Cases, Combined (state cases)(Supreme Court: 1837 - Present, Court of Appeals: 1979 - Present)
  • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Arkansas > Find Cases > AR Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)(coverage varies by court)
  • Free Web (from the Arkansas Judiciary):
    • Supreme Court (1996 - )
    • Courts of Appeal (1996-present)

Courts

• The Arkansas Judiciary Home Page
  • Supreme Court
  • Court of Appeals
  • Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and Administrative Orders
  • Administrative Office of the Courts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• County & City Information (from Arkansas.gov)
• Arkansas Municipal Codes (selective, from a private publisher)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• ARLI: Arkansas Legal Index
  Database lists articles from seven Arkansas legal periodicals. A project of the Arkansas Supreme Court Library and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Library
  
  
• Arkansas Lawyer,
  Official bar journal of the Arkansas Bar Association. Contains articles, reports, advisory ethics opinions, summaries of judicial advisory opinions, etc.
  • Print: K1 .R63 (1982 - 2002, now CANCELLED)
  • Microfiche (1980 - Present)
  • Westlaw: ARLAW (Selective coverage, 1990 - )
    
    
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review (1998 - ), K25 .N3824
  Publishes an "Annual Survey of [Arkansas] Caselaw" in its summer issue, and a "Survey of [Arkansas] Legislation" in the winter issue in even-numbered years.
  • Westlaw: UARLRLR (Selective coverage from 1983-1993, full coverage from 1994 - )
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Arkansas > Search Law Reviews & Journals > University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review (1993/1994 - )

GENERAL

• Arkansas Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Westlaw: ARCPP
    
    
• Trial Handbook for Arkansas Lawyers
  • Westlaw: ARTRHB
    
    
• Free Web Resources:
  • Arkansas Bar Association Home Page
    • Legal Pamphlets for the Public
  • Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct (from the Arkansas Judiciary)
  • Guide to Law Online: Arkansas (Law Library of Congress)
  • Legal Information Institute: Arkansas (from Cornell Law School)
  • Findlaw - Arkansas Links
  • State Tax Forms (from Arkansas.gov)

   

Updated 5/2009 (TV)
Updated 8/2008 (MK)

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